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Burkina Faso · Trade
Trade
Exports that depend on one product: gold, diamonds and precious metals
Burkina Faso: in 2024, gold, diamonds and precious metals made up 87.4 % of goods exports, the five main chapters 96.2 %. The first clients were Switzerland and United Arab Emirates; 11.0 % of exports went to other African countries.
- Exports of goods · 2024
- 9.5 bn$
- +12.8 % since 2022
- Imports of goods · 2024
- 6.3 bn$
- trade surplus of 3.2 bn$
- First export
- 87.4 %
- Gold, diamonds and precious metals · highly concentrated
- Exports to Africa
- 11.0 %
- African median: 10.7 %
Main exports
Share of exports of goods, by HS chapter · 2024
Main clients
Share of exports of goods · 2024
Main suppliers: China 16.1 %, Côte d'Ivoire 13.3 %, Russia 12.0 %, Ghana 9.1 %, France 5.3 %
Source: CEPII, BACI (version 202601, HS22 nomenclature), Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0 · goods only, re-exports included · chapters, shares and concentration: Syli Atlas calculation