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16%CURRENT US$
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1.51%CURRENT US$
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About

Canada-Burkina Faso Trade: In 2023, Canada exported $23.5M to Burkina Faso. The main products that Canada exported to Burkina Faso were Cars ($5.29M), Malt ($2.18M), and Stone Processing Machines ($1.38M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to Burkina Faso have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.82%, from $35.3M in 2018 to $23.5M in 2023.

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

Burkina Faso-Canada Trade: In 2023, Burkina Faso exported $4.22M to Canada. The main products that Burkina Faso exported to Canada were Raw Cotton ($1.59M), Soybeans ($843k), and Excavation Machinery ($395k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Burkina Faso to Canada have decreased at an annualized rate of 30.6%,  from $26.2M in 2018 to $4.22M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  Canada ranked 30 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.9), and 10 in total exports ($574B). That same year, Burkina Faso ranked 124 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.36), and 111 in total exports ($8.35B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Canada exported $23.5M to Burkina Faso. The main products exported from Canada to Burkina Faso were Cars ($5.29M), Malt ($2.18M), and Stone Processing Machines ($1.38M). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to Burkina Faso have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.82%, from $35.3M in 2018 to $23.5M in 2023.

In 2018, Burkina Faso exported $4.22M to Canada. The main products exported from Burkina Faso to Canada were Raw Cotton ($1.59M), Soybeans ($843k), and Excavation Machinery ($395k). During the last 5 years the exports of Burkina Faso to Canada have decreased at an annualized rate of 30.6%, from $26.2M in 2023 to $4.22M in 2018.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Canada
Top Destination
United States$410B
Burkina Faso
Top Destination
Switzerland$6B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Canada than Burkina Faso included United States ($410B), China ($31.1B), and United Kingdom ($18B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Burkina Faso than Canada included Mali ($268M), Uganda ($109M), and Togo ($114M).

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

Comparative Advantage Canada - Burkina Faso

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Canada had a large net trade with Burkina Faso in the exports of Machines ($8.54M), Transportation ($6.1M), and Metals ($2.75M).

During 2018, Burkina Faso had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Textiles ($1.64M), Vegetable Products ($1.09M), and Machines ($849k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Canada Burkina Faso+$4.79MCars
Top Product Potential Burkina Faso Canada+$545kInterchangeable Tool Parts

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

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

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