2022
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GDP
$18.9BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
50.3%CURRENT US$
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2022
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$58.1BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH
98.1%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC 
$833CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
13.5%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC
$586CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH
42.1%CURRENT US$
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About

Burkina Faso-Democratic Republic of the Congo Trade: In 2022, Burkina Faso exported $32.5k to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products that Burkina Faso exported to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Other Furniture ($14.3k), Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($10.8k), and Butter ($1.91k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Burkina Faso to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 36.3%, from $310k in 2017 to $32.5k in 2022.

In 2022, Burkina Faso did not export any services to Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Burkina Faso Trade: In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $18.7k to Burkina Faso. The main products that Democratic Republic of the Congo exported to Burkina Faso were Sand ($12.6k), Used Clothing ($1.42k), and Centrifuges ($1.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Burkina Faso have decreased at an annualized rate of 20.5%,  from $58.9k in 2017 to $18.7k in 2022.

In 2022, Democratic Republic of the Congo did not export any services to Burkina Faso.

Comparison: In 2022,  Burkina Faso ranked 131 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.91), and 110 in total exports ($8.2B). That same year, Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked 130 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.81), and 71 in total exports ($28.5B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Burkina Faso exported $32.5k to Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main products exported from Burkina Faso to Democratic Republic of the Congo were Other Furniture ($14.3k), Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($10.8k), and Butter ($1.91k). During the last 5 years the exports of Burkina Faso to Democratic Republic of the Congo have decreased at an annualized rate of 36.3%, from $310k in 2017 to $32.5k in 2022.

In 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo exported $18.7k to Burkina Faso. The main products exported from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Burkina Faso were Sand ($12.6k), Used Clothing ($1.42k), and Centrifuges ($1.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Democratic Republic of the Congo to Burkina Faso have decreased at an annualized rate of 20.5%, from $58.9k in 2022 to $18.7k in 2017.

Exports from Burkina Faso (Flag) to Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) to Burkina Faso (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Burkina Faso (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag)

Burkina Faso Exports

Democratic Republic of the Congo Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Burkina Faso
Top Destination
Switzerland$6.08B

This map shows whether countries import more from Burkina Faso or Democratic Republic of the Congo. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of the Congo or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Burkina Faso than Democratic Republic of the Congo included Switzerland ($6.08B), Mali ($304M), and Cote d'Ivoire ($171M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Democratic Republic of the Congo than Burkina Faso included China ($15.6B), Hong Kong ($1.24B), and Singapore ($1.36B).

Difference in imports from Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) and Burkina Faso (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Burkina Faso - Democratic Republic of the Congo

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of the Congo by product, considering products traded by both, Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

During 2022, Burkina Faso had a large net trade with Democratic Republic of the Congo in the exports of Miscellaneous ($14.5k), Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($10.8k), and Animal Products ($1.91k).

During 2017, Democratic Republic of the Congo had a large net trade with Burkina Faso in the exports of Mineral Products ($12.6k), Machines ($2.63k), and Textiles ($1.42k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Burkina Faso Democratic Republic of the Congo+$26.6kOther Furniture
Top Product Potential Democratic Republic of the Congo Burkina Faso+$4.41kCars

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Burkina Faso and Democratic Republic of the Congo. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Burkina Faso indicates it has a comparative advantage over Democratic Republic of the Congo. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo indicates it has a comparative advantage over Burkina Faso.

Product Space of Burkina Faso (Flag) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Flag) (2022)

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