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Trade balance — Burkina Faso

Trade balance in Burkina Faso in 2025 — 1,374,969,029 US$. Ranked 53 in the world out of 138. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3,890.5%.

2025 1.37B US$ +276.66% vs 2024
World rank 53of 138
Period maximum 1.37B US$2025
Period minimum -1.43B US$2008

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Trade balance — Burkina Faso, 1960–2025-2B-1B01B2B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: -36,274,159 US$1962: -38,617,085 US$1964: -35,778,420 US$1966: -28,622,656 US$1968: -41,820,410 US$1970: -48,987,510 US$1972: -86,148,664 US$1974: -121,324,218 US$1976: -183,620,078 US$1978: -299,283,926 US$1980: -430,335,724 US$1982: -411,038,169 US$1984: -259,813,092 US$1986: -406,865,693 US$1988: -422,027,025 US$1990: -418,342,762 US$1992: -358,530,194 US$1994: -205,183,784 US$1996: -441,086,733 US$1998: -429,811,389 US$2000: -517,491,007 US$2002: -491,980,036 US$2004: -747,850,040 US$2006: -863,789,007 US$2008: -1,425,906,209 US$2010: -812,969,199 US$2012: -1,010,211,749 US$2014: -691,511,437 US$2016: -777,861,344 US$2018: -705,171,478 US$2020: 498,773,420 US$2022: -946,790,589 US$2024: -778,304,322 US$2025: 1,374,969,029 US$
Change over the period: +1.41B (+3,890.49%)

Comparison, 2025

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

Burkina Faso 1.37B US$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -29.17B US$
Western Africa computed -8.28B US$
Low-income countries computed -37.41B US$
Trade balance — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.37B +2.15B +276.66%
2024 -778M +278M +26.33%
2023 -1.06B −110M −11.58%
2022 -947M −1.57B −251.45%
2021 625M +126M +25.34%
2020 499M +802M +264.31%
2019 -304M +402M +56.95%
2018 -705M +193M +21.45%
2017 -898M −120M −15.41%
2016 -778M +35.47M +4.36%
2015 -813M −122M −17.62%
2014 -692M +637M +47.95%
2013 -1.33B −318M −31.51%
2012 -1.01B −393M −63.77%
2011 -617M +196M +24.12%
2010 -813M +389M +32.36%
2009 -1.2B +224M +15.71%
2008 -1.43B −428M −42.93%
2007 -998M −134M −15.5%
2006 -864M +26.72M +3%
2005 -891M −143M −19.08%
2004 -748M −182M −32.26%
2003 -565M −73.47M −14.93%
2002 -492M −59.05M −13.64%
2001 -433M +84.56M +16.34%
2000 -517M +111M +17.68%
1999 -629M −199M −46.26%
1998 -430M −43.29M −11.2%
1997 -387M +54.57M +12.37%
1996 -441M −144M −48.69%
1995 -297M −91.46M −44.57%
1994 -205M +170M +45.29%
1993 -375M −16.52M −4.61%
1992 -359M +45.93M +11.36%
1991 -404M +13.89M +3.32%
1990 -418M −28.7M −7.37%
1989 -390M +32.38M +7.67%
1988 -422M −25.74M −6.49%
1987 -396M +10.57M +2.6%
1986 -407M −79.22M −24.18%
1985 -328M −67.83M −26.11%
1984 -260M +87.29M +25.15%
1983 -347M +63.94M +15.56%
1982 -411M −17.53M −4.46%
1981 -394M +36.83M +8.56%
1980 -430M −62.52M −17%
1979 -368M −68.53M −22.9%
1978 -299M −44.95M −17.67%
1977 -254M −70.71M −38.51%
1976 -184M +30.72M +14.33%
1975 -214M −93.02M −76.67%
1974 -121M −9.26M −8.26%
1973 -112M −25.92M −30.08%
1972 -86.15M −16.59M −23.84%
1971 -69.56M −20.57M −42%
1970 -48.99M +2.26M +4.42%
1969 -51.25M −9.43M −22.55%
1968 -41.82M −1.26M −3.1%
1967 -40.56M −11.94M −41.71%
1966 -28.62M −185,629 −0.65%
1965 -28.44M +7.34M +20.52%
1964 -35.78M +3.98M +10.01%
1963 -39.76M −1.14M −2.95%
1962 -38.62M −2.33M −6.41%
1961 -36.29M −15,273 −0.04%
1960 -36.27M

About the indicator

The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.

Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.