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About

Burkina Faso-Romania Trade: In 2023, Burkina Faso exported $13.8k to Romania. The main products that Burkina Faso exported to Romania were Perfume Plants ($13.7k), Electrical Capacitors ($151), and Electrical Resistors ($31). Over the past 5 years the exports of Burkina Faso to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 28.3%, from $3.99k in 2018 to $13.8k in 2023.

In 2023, Burkina Faso did not export any services to Romania.

Romania-Burkina Faso Trade: In 2023, Romania exported $2.35M to Burkina Faso. The main products that Romania exported to Burkina Faso were Other Plastic Products ($433k), Cars ($283k), and Packaged Medicaments ($260k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Romania to Burkina Faso have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.74%,  from $4.25M in 2018 to $2.35M in 2023.

In 2023, Romania did not export any services to Burkina Faso.

Comparison: In 2023,  Burkina Faso ranked 124 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.36), and 111 in total exports ($8.35B). That same year, Romania ranked 28 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.02), and 41 in total exports ($104B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Burkina Faso exported $13.8k to Romania. The main products exported from Burkina Faso to Romania were Perfume Plants ($13.7k), Electrical Capacitors ($151), and Electrical Resistors ($31). During the last 5 years the exports of Burkina Faso to Romania have increased at an annualized rate of 28.3%, from $3.99k in 2018 to $13.8k in 2023.

In 2018, Romania exported $2.35M to Burkina Faso. The main products exported from Romania to Burkina Faso were Other Plastic Products ($433k), Cars ($283k), and Packaged Medicaments ($260k). During the last 5 years the exports of Romania to Burkina Faso have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.74%, from $4.25M in 2023 to $2.35M in 2018.

Exports from Burkina Faso (Flag) to Romania (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Romania (Flag) to Burkina Faso (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Burkina Faso (Flag) and Romania (Flag)

Romania Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Burkina Faso
Top Destination
Switzerland$6B
Romania
Top Destination
Germany$19.9B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Burkina Faso than Romania included Switzerland ($6B), Mali ($268M), and United Arab Emirates ($815M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Romania than Burkina Faso included Germany ($19.9B), Italy ($10.2B), and France ($6.5B).

Difference in imports from Romania (Flag) and Burkina Faso (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Burkina Faso - Romania

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Burkina Faso and Romania by product, considering products traded by both, Burkina Faso and Romania.

During 2023, Burkina Faso had a large net trade with Romania in the exports of Vegetable Products ($13.7k) and Machines ($186).

During 2018, Romania had a large net trade with Burkina Faso in the exports of Machines ($517k), Plastics and Rubbers ($471k), and Transportation ($298k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Burkina Faso Romania+$5.3kGold
Top Product Potential Romania Burkina Faso+$2.78MRefined Petroleum

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 Romania. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Burkina Faso indicates it has a comparative advantage over Romania. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Romania indicates it has a comparative advantage over Burkina Faso.

Product Space of Burkina Faso (Flag) and Romania (Flag) (2023)

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