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2022
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Exports $45.3MRnk 11 / 131
2022
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Top Product $37.5MRaw Cotton
2022
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Exports $214MRnk 130 / 219
2022
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Top Product $92MPetroleum Gas
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.91Rnk 131 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.47Rnk 10 / 133
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GDP$18.9BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH50.3%CURRENT US$
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2022
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 GDP$25.5TCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH56.7%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 GROWTH13.5%CURRENT US$
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2022
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GDP PC$76,399CURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP PC GROWTH47.5%CURRENT US$
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Burkina Faso-United States Trade: In 2022, Burkina Faso exported $45.3M to United States. The main products that Burkina Faso exported to United States were Raw Cotton ($37.5M), Refined Petroleum ($2.69M), and Tropical Fruits ($1.67M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Burkina Faso to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 57.1%, from $4.73M in 2017 to $45.3M in 2022.

In 2022, Burkina Faso did not export any services to United States.

United States-Burkina Faso Trade: In 2022, United States exported $214M to Burkina Faso. The main products that United States exported to Burkina Faso were Petroleum Gas ($92M), Rubber Tires ($13.7M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($9.09M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Burkina Faso have increased at an annualized rate of 4.23%,  from $174M in 2017 to $214M in 2022.

In 2022, United States 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, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
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In 2022, Burkina Faso exported $45.3M to United States. The main products exported from Burkina Faso to United States were Raw Cotton ($37.5M), Refined Petroleum ($2.69M), and Tropical Fruits ($1.67M). During the last 5 years the exports of Burkina Faso to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 57.1%, from $4.73M in 2017 to $45.3M in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported $214M to Burkina Faso. The main products exported from United States to Burkina Faso were Petroleum Gas ($92M), Rubber Tires ($13.7M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($9.09M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Burkina Faso have increased at an annualized rate of 4.23%, from $174M in 2022 to $214M in 2017.

Exports from Burkina Faso (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Burkina Faso (Flag) (2022)

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Trade between Burkina Faso (Flag) and United States (Flag)

Burkina Faso Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Burkina Faso
Top DestinationSwitzerland$6.08B
United States
Top DestinationCanada$308B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Burkina Faso than United States included Mali ($304M) and North Korea ($70.9k).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Burkina Faso included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Burkina Faso (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Burkina Faso - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Burkina Faso had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Textiles ($38.1M), Vegetable Products ($2.99M), and Mineral Products ($2.69M).

During 2017, United States had a large net trade with Burkina Faso in the exports of Mineral Products ($97.4M), Machines ($42.3M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($22.4M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Burkina Faso United States+$8.98MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential United States Burkina Faso+$8.1MRefined 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 United States. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Burkina Faso indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Burkina Faso.

Product Space of Burkina Faso (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

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