2018
Exports
$8.99MWorld Rnk 29 / 105
Flag Rnk 18 / 748
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Prepared Explosives
-0.95Rnk 814 / 1025
2018
Imports
$52.2MWorld Rnk 6 / 170
Flag Rnk 21 / 1066
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Burkina Faso
-1.36Rnk 124 / 132

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Exports In 2018, Burkina Faso exported $8.99M in Prepared Explosives, making it the 29th largest exporter of Prepared Explosives in the world. At the same year, Prepared Explosives was the 18th most exported product in Burkina Faso. The main destination of Prepared Explosives exports from Burkina Faso are: Mali ($5.15M), Guinea ($2.54M), Togo ($439k), Niger ($351k), and Ghana ($234k).

The fastest growing export markets for Prepared Explosives of Burkina Faso between 2022 and 2023 were Mali ($634k), Niger ($327k), and Togo ($247k).

Imports In 2023, Burkina Faso imported $52.2M in Prepared Explosives, becoming the 6th largest importer of Prepared Explosives in the world. At the same year, Prepared Explosives was the 21st most imported product in Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso imports Prepared Explosives primarily from: Russia ($42.4M), Sweden ($3.44M), Spain ($1.76M), South Africa ($1.56M), and Lithuania ($1.2M).

The fastest growing import markets in Prepared Explosives for Burkina Faso between 2022 and 2023 were Russia ($9.14M), Lithuania ($1.2M), and Egypt ($603k).

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2023)$8.99M
IMPORTS (2023)$52.2M
NET TRADE (2023)-$43.2M

In 2023, Burkina Faso exported $8.99M in Prepared Explosives. The main destinations of Burkina Faso exports on Prepared Explosives were Mali ($5.15M), Guinea ($2.54M), Togo ($439k), Niger ($351k), and Ghana ($234k).

In 2023, Burkina Faso imported $52.2M in Prepared Explosives, mainly from Russia ($42.4M), Sweden ($3.44M), Spain ($1.76M), South Africa ($1.56M), and Lithuania ($1.2M).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Prepared Explosives EXPORT MARKETS FOR Burkina Faso WERE (2022 - 2023):
Mali$634k (14%)
Niger$327k (1.36k%)
Togo$247k (129%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Prepared Explosives BY Burkina Faso WERE (2022 - 2023):
Guinea-$597k (-19%)
Cote d'Ivoire-$286k (-65.5%)
Mauritania-$249k (-67.5%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

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In 2023, Burkina Faso's main exporting competitors in Prepared Explosives were:
In 2023, Burkina Faso's main importing competitors in Prepared Explosives were:

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Trade Value of Prepared Explosives by Exporters

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALGhana+ $229k
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALSouth Africa+ $145k

Prepared Explosives’s highest export potential is Ghana. With an export gap of $229k.   Prepared Explosives’s highest import potential is South Africa with an import gap of $145k.

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