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8.37%CURRENT US$
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4.74%CURRENT US$
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About

France-Burkina Faso Trade: In 2023, France exported $404M to Burkina Faso. The main products that France exported to Burkina Faso were Wheat ($76.5M), Packaged Medicaments ($70.8M), and Refined Petroleum ($47.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Burkina Faso have increased at an annualized rate of 3.28%, from $343M in 2018 to $404M in 2023.

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

Burkina Faso-France Trade: In 2023, Burkina Faso exported $25.2M to France. The main products that Burkina Faso exported to France were Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($12.4M), Soybeans ($3.82M), and Other Vegetables ($655k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Burkina Faso to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.16%,  from $31.2M in 2018 to $25.2M in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B). 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, France exported $404M to Burkina Faso. The main products exported from France to Burkina Faso were Wheat ($76.5M), Packaged Medicaments ($70.8M), and Refined Petroleum ($47.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Burkina Faso have increased at an annualized rate of 3.28%, from $343M in 2018 to $404M in 2023.

In 2018, Burkina Faso exported $25.2M to France. The main products exported from Burkina Faso to France were Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($12.4M), Soybeans ($3.82M), and Other Vegetables ($655k). During the last 5 years the exports of Burkina Faso to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.16%, from $31.2M in 2023 to $25.2M in 2018.

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

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

Latest Data

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

France Exports

Burkina Faso Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
France
Top Destination
Germany$72.8B
Burkina Faso
Top Destination
Switzerland$6B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Burkina Faso included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and United States ($51.2B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Burkina Faso than France included Uganda ($109M).

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

Comparative Advantage France - Burkina Faso

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, France had a large net trade with Burkina Faso in the exports of Chemical Products ($90.4M), Vegetable Products ($84.8M), and Machines ($71.6M).

During 2018, Burkina Faso had a large net trade with France in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($12.4M), Vegetable Products ($6.77M), and Machines ($2.01M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential France Burkina Faso+$8.37MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Burkina Faso France+$2.35MGold

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 France and Burkina Faso. This means that a dot/product with the flag of France 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 France.

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

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