Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Burkina Faso

Merchandise imports in Burkina Faso in 2025 — 7,572,000,000 US$. Ranked 128 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 68,736.4%.

2025 7.57B US$ +17.71% vs 2024
World rank 128of 205
Period maximum 7.57B US$2025
Period minimum 11M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Burkina Faso, 1960–202502B4B6B8B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 11,000,000 US$1962: 35,000,000 US$1964: 40,000,000 US$1966: 38,000,000 US$1968: 44,000,000 US$1970: 49,000,000 US$1972: 69,000,000 US$1974: 144,000,000 US$1976: 144,000,000 US$1978: 227,000,000 US$1980: 359,000,000 US$1982: 347,000,000 US$1984: 253,000,000 US$1986: 405,000,000 US$1988: 454,000,000 US$1990: 536,000,000 US$1992: 466,000,000 US$1994: 349,000,000 US$1996: 647,000,000 US$1998: 732,000,000 US$2000: 611,000,000 US$2002: 739,000,000 US$2004: 1,270,000,000 US$2006: 1,319,000,000 US$2008: 2,018,000,000 US$2010: 2,048,000,000 US$2012: 3,575,000,000 US$2014: 3,576,000,000 US$2016: 3,345,000,000 US$2018: 4,301,000,000 US$2020: 4,126,000,000 US$2022: 5,504,000,000 US$2024: 6,433,000,000 US$2025: 7,572,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +7.56B (+68,736.36%) Average annual rate: 10.58 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso 7.57B US$
World 26.69T US$
Western Africa computed 138B US$
Low-income countries computed 159B US$
Merchandise imports — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 7.57B +1.14B +17.71%
2024 6.43B +539M +9.14%
2023 5.89B +390M +7.09%
2022 5.5B +890M +19.29%
2021 4.61B +488M +11.83%
2020 4.13B −158M −3.69%
2019 4.28B −17M −0.4%
2018 4.3B +440M +11.4%
2017 3.86B +516M +15.43%
2016 3.35B +265M +8.6%
2015 3.08B −496M −13.87%
2014 3.58B −789M −18.08%
2013 4.37B +790M +22.1%
2012 3.58B +1.17B +48.59%
2011 2.41B +358M +17.48%
2010 2.05B +178M +9.52%
2009 1.87B −148M −7.33%
2008 2.02B +340M +20.26%
2007 1.68B +359M +27.22%
2006 1.32B +59M +4.68%
2005 1.26B −10M −0.79%
2004 1.27B +345M +37.3%
2003 925M +186M +25.17%
2002 739M +83M +12.65%
2001 656M +45M +7.36%
2000 611M −67M −9.88%
1999 678M −54M −7.38%
1998 732M +145M +24.7%
1997 587M −60M −9.27%
1996 647M +192M +42.2%
1995 455M +106M +30.37%
1994 349M −160M −31.43%
1993 509M +43M +9.23%
1992 466M −67M −12.57%
1991 533M −3M −0.56%
1990 536M +145M +37.08%
1989 391M −63M −13.88%
1988 454M +20M +4.61%
1987 434M +29M +7.16%
1986 405M +73M +21.99%
1985 332M +79M +31.23%
1984 253M −38M −13.06%
1983 291M −56M −16.14%
1982 347M +9M +2.66%
1981 338M −21M −5.85%
1980 359M +58M +19.27%
1979 301M +74M +32.6%
1978 227M +18M +8.61%
1977 209M +65M +45.14%
1976 144M −7M −4.64%
1975 151M +7M +4.86%
1974 144M +46M +46.94%
1973 98M +29M +42.03%
1972 69M +13M +23.21%
1971 56M +7M +14.29%
1970 49M −5M −9.26%
1969 54M +10M +22.73%
1968 44M +8M +22.22%
1967 36M −2M −5.26%
1966 38M +1M +2.7%
1965 37M −3M −7.5%
1964 40M +3M +8.11%
1963 37M +2M +5.71%
1962 35M +7M +25%
1961 28M +17M +154.55%
1960 11M

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.