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What Burkina Faso Trades

In 2023, Burkina Faso sold about $4.5B of goods to the rest of the world and bought about $5.9B in return. Its biggest customer was Switzerland ($3.0B, 68% of exports); its biggest supplier, Cote d'Ivoire ($817M). The map above draws each partner as an arc sized by value; the full lists are below. Bilateral goods trade from UN Comtrade, exports FOB and imports CIF.

GOODS EXPORTED$4.5B

GOODS IMPORTED$5.9B

TOP PARTNERSwitzerland

Where Burkina Faso sends its goods

Burkina Faso’s biggest export markets — the countries it sells the most goods to, by value (FOB).

167.6%$3.0B

28.5%$380M

36.0%$268M

43.0%$136M

51.9%$83M

61.8%$82M

71.8%$78M

8Togo1.5%$66M

90.8%$37M

100.8%$36M

110.7%$29M

12Senegal0.6%$25M

13Mauritius0.6%$25M

140.5%$22M

15Niger0.5%$21M

16Guinea0.4%$18M

170.4%$18M

180.3%$16M

190.3%$14M

200.3%$13M

210.3%$11M

220.2%$9M

230.2%$7M

240.1%$6M

250.1%$6M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total exports.

Where Burkina Faso buys its goods

Burkina Faso’s biggest suppliers — the countries it buys the most goods from, by value (CIF, including shipping).

113.9%$817M

213.7%$807M

3Russian Federation8.9%$524M

47.4%$433M

56.4%$376M

65.7%$338M

74.2%$244M

8Togo3.5%$206M

93.5%$204M

102.9%$168M

112.4%$142M

121.9%$111M

131.7%$99M

141.5%$90M

151.5%$89M

161.3%$74M

171.1%$68M

181.1%$66M

19Niger1.1%$65M

201.0%$61M

211.0%$61M

221.0%$59M

230.9%$52M

240.8%$45M

250.7%$44M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total imports.

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