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$2.78TCURRENT US$
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3.7%CURRENT US$
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$18.9BCURRENT US$
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50.3%CURRENT US$
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$40,964CURRENT US$
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0.23%CURRENT US$
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$833CURRENT US$
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About

France-Burkina Faso Trade: In 2022, France exported $384M to Burkina Faso. The main products that France exported to Burkina Faso were Wheat ($66.1M), Packaged Medicaments ($48.2M), and Refined Petroleum ($13.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Burkina Faso have increased at an annualized rate of 5.97%, from $287M in 2017 to $384M in 2022.

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

Burkina Faso-France Trade: In 2022, Burkina Faso exported $35.4M to France. The main products that Burkina Faso exported to France were Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($11.9M), Raw Cotton ($6.58M), and Soybeans ($5.88M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Burkina Faso to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.68%,  from $36.7M in 2017 to $35.4M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B). That same year, Burkina Faso ranked 131 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.91), and 110 in total exports ($8.2B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, France exported $384M to Burkina Faso. The main products exported from France to Burkina Faso were Wheat ($66.1M), Packaged Medicaments ($48.2M), and Refined Petroleum ($13.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Burkina Faso have increased at an annualized rate of 5.97%, from $287M in 2017 to $384M in 2022.

In 2017, Burkina Faso exported $35.4M to France. The main products exported from Burkina Faso to France were Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($11.9M), Raw Cotton ($6.58M), and Soybeans ($5.88M). During the last 5 years the exports of Burkina Faso to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.68%, from $36.7M in 2022 to $35.4M in 2017.

Exports from France (Flag) to Burkina Faso (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Burkina Faso (Flag) to France (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

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

France Exports

Burkina Faso Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
France
Top Destination
Germany$78.3B
Burkina Faso
Top Destination
Switzerland$6.08B

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 2022, countries that imported more from France than Burkina Faso included Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and United States ($50B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Burkina Faso than France included North Korea ($70.9k).

Difference in imports from Burkina Faso (Flag) and France (Flag) (2022)

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 2022, France had a large net trade with Burkina Faso in the exports of Machines ($96.7M), Vegetable Products ($75.7M), and Chemical Products ($67M).

During 2017, Burkina Faso had a large net trade with France in the exports of Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($12M), Vegetable Products ($10M), and Textiles ($7.2M).

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) (2022)

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