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About

Burkina Faso-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, Burkina Faso exported $76.9k to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Burkina Faso exported to Saudi Arabia were Refined Petroleum ($76.9k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Burkina Faso to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.9%, from $153k in 2017 to $76.9k in 2022.

In 2022, Burkina Faso did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia-Burkina Faso Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $47.8M to Burkina Faso. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Burkina Faso were Refined Petroleum ($38.7M), Cement ($5.46M), and Transmissions ($2.1M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Burkina Faso have increased at an annualized rate of 61.3%,  from $4.39M in 2017 to $47.8M in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia 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, Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Burkina Faso exported $76.9k to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Burkina Faso to Saudi Arabia were Refined Petroleum ($76.9k). During the last 5 years the exports of Burkina Faso to Saudi Arabia have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.9%, from $153k in 2017 to $76.9k in 2022.

In 2017, Saudi Arabia exported $47.8M to Burkina Faso. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Burkina Faso were Refined Petroleum ($38.7M), Cement ($5.46M), and Transmissions ($2.1M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Burkina Faso have increased at an annualized rate of 61.3%, from $4.39M in 2022 to $47.8M in 2017.

Exports from Burkina Faso (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to Burkina Faso (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Burkina Faso
Top Destination
Switzerland$6.08B
Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$68B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Burkina Faso than Saudi Arabia included Switzerland ($6.08B), Mali ($304M), and Ghana ($53M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Burkina Faso included China ($68B), India ($46.2B), and Japan ($36.5B).

Difference in imports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Burkina Faso (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Burkina Faso - Saudi Arabia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Burkina Faso had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Mineral Products ($76.9k).

During 2017, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Burkina Faso in the exports of Mineral Products ($44.2M), Machines ($2.82M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($572k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Burkina Faso Saudi Arabia+$347kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Burkina Faso+$20.1MRefined 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 Saudi Arabia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Burkina Faso indicates it has a comparative advantage over Saudi Arabia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Saudi Arabia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Burkina Faso.

Product Space of Burkina Faso (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

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