Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso Imports 2023

Complete list of Burkina Faso's 161 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$5.83B
Total imports (2023)
#141
Global import rank
161
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Burkina Faso imported $5.83 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #141 largest importer. Goods came from 161 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 67.2% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $1.24 billion 21.2% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All import sources

161 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1Côte d'Ivoire$800.71M13.74%
2China$758.04M13.01%
3Ghana$531.43M9.12%
4Russian Federation$523.90M8.99%
5France$374.41M6.42%
6India$313.88M5.39%
7Togo$223.36M3.83%
8USA$154.14M2.64%
9Belgium$128.70M2.21%
10Netherlands$108.65M1.86%
11Germany$107.09M1.84%
12Egypt$100.29M1.72%
13United Arab Emirates$90.69M1.56%
14Morocco$87.66M1.50%
15Türkiye$87.06M1.49%
16Spain$80.78M1.39%
17Japan$78.85M1.35%
18Italy$69.51M1.19%
19Rep. of Korea$66.16M1.14%
20Niger$65.61M1.13%
21Norway$60.98M1.05%
22Brazil$60.73M1.04%
23Senegal$59.70M1.02%
24South Africa$55.03M0.94%
25United Kingdom$46.28M0.79%
26Malaysia$45.39M0.78%
27Chile$44.56M0.76%
28Viet Nam$43.71M0.75%
29Thailand$43.03M0.74%
30Denmark$40.48M0.69%
31Algeria$35.07M0.60%
32Mali$34.15M0.59%
33Sweden$33.14M0.57%
34Indonesia$31.15M0.53%
35Greece$29.42M0.50%
36Nigeria$28.07M0.48%
37Tunisia$27.36M0.47%
38Canada$26.16M0.45%
39Mexico$25.68M0.44%
40Turkmenistan$23.61M0.41%
41Australia$23.33M0.40%
42Saudi Arabia$22.79M0.39%
43Finland$17.95M0.31%
44Austria$17.03M0.29%
45Ukraine$15.76M0.27%
46Czechia$14.88M0.26%
47Ireland$11.80M0.20%
48Switzerland$11.50M0.20%
49Portugal$11.15M0.19%
50Poland$9.85M0.17%
51Nicaragua$9.77M0.17%
52Singapore$9.46M0.16%
53Lithuania$8.90M0.15%
54Argentina$8.23M0.14%
55Luxembourg$7.40M0.13%
56Other Asia, nes$7.08M0.12%
57Peru$7.03M0.12%
58Benin$6.78M0.12%
59Latvia$6.42M0.11%
60Pakistan$5.14M0.09%
61Lebanon$4.68M0.08%
62Kenya$3.81M0.07%
63Equatorial Guinea$3.34M0.06%
64Angola$2.96M0.05%
65China, Hong Kong SAR$2.54M0.04%
66Romania$2.26M0.04%
67Hungary$2.18M0.04%
68Congo$2.10M0.04%
69Slovakia$2.07M0.04%
70Slovenia$2.06M0.04%
71Sri Lanka$1.88M0.03%
72Kazakhstan$1.78M0.03%
73Estonia$1.61M0.03%
74Bosnia Herzegovina$1.28M0.02%
75Kuwait$1.20M0.02%
76Croatia$1.19M0.02%
77Iran$1.08M0.02%
78Bulgaria$1.04M0.02%
79Dem. People's Rep. of Korea$1.02M0.02%
80Zambia$756,8390.01%
81Philippines$746,9600.01%
82Rep. of Moldova$685,0440.01%
83Liberia$599,9300.01%
84Gabon$561,2420.01%
85Qatar$547,7680.01%
86Cameroon$538,7380.01%
87Mongolia$520,4930.01%
88Uruguay$515,3980.01%
89Mauritania$495,1960.01%
90Cyprus$466,7980.01%
91New Zealand$453,2630.01%
92Jordan$430,8370.01%
93Ethiopia$410,9110.01%
94Bangladesh$409,9950.01%
95Cambodia$319,3090.01%
96Oman$295,4180.01%
97Guinea$263,0730.00%
98United Rep. of Tanzania$235,1860.00%
99Serbia$234,7300.00%
100Uganda$210,0970.00%
101Eswatini$209,1090.00%
102Mauritius$191,1800.00%
103Guatemala$161,5640.00%
104Ecuador$135,1070.00%
105Israel$125,9050.00%
106Gambia$117,3740.00%
107Albania$116,4530.00%
108Georgia$111,3950.00%
109Malta$97,1450.00%
110Sierra Leone$88,2050.00%
111Madagascar$76,8270.00%
112Turks and Caicos Isds$67,9180.00%
113Libya$55,0220.00%
114Suriname$53,1570.00%
115Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$51,6630.00%
116Bahamas$47,8850.00%
117Colombia$42,0350.00%
118Lao People's Dem. Rep.$36,8570.00%
119Panama$36,6190.00%
120Myanmar$35,3950.00%
121Jamaica$25,5980.00%
122Afghanistan$21,3820.00%
123Kyrgyzstan$18,3720.00%
124Costa Rica$16,8340.00%
125El Salvador$16,3930.00%
126Iceland$13,8640.00%
127Rwanda$11,2690.00%
128American Samoa$11,2410.00%
129Djibouti$11,1170.00%
130China, Macao SAR$10,5680.00%
131North Macedonia$9,4120.00%
132Cabo Verde$9,3710.00%
133Pitcairn$8,5720.00%
134Guam$8,2650.00%
135Cuba$6,5490.00%
136Iraq$6,3500.00%
137Tajikistan$5,4370.00%
138Solomon Isds$4,2250.00%
139Anguilla$4,1710.00%
140Eritrea$3,3120.00%
141Andorra$3,0330.00%
142Sudan$2,8030.00%
143Paraguay$2,6380.00%
144Timor-Leste$2,1480.00%
145Wallis and Futuna Isds$1,8890.00%
146Sao Tome and Principe$1,8330.00%
147Seychelles$1,7280.00%
148Papua New Guinea$1,5350.00%
149Dem. Rep. of the Congo$1,4450.00%
150Nauru$9460.00%
151Dominican Rep.$5220.00%
152Botswana$4990.00%
153Lesotho$4400.00%
154Namibia$4200.00%
155Niue$3890.00%
156Azerbaijan$3520.00%
157Zimbabwe$3130.00%
158Burundi$2070.00%
159Saint Helena$1850.00%
160Armenia$1250.00%
161Comoros$1060.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$1.24B21.20%
2252310Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)$194.60M3.34%
3271600Electrical energy$188.27M3.23%
4300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$149.68M2.57%
5310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium$92.78M1.59%
6283711Cyanides and cyanide oxides: of sodium$88.15M1.51%
7100640Cereals: rice, broken$83.48M1.43%
8271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes$82.18M1.41%
9300220Vaccines: for human medicine$81.17M1.39%
10100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$75.71M1.30%
11151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$72.92M1.25%
12170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$68.98M1.18%
13871120Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars$57.38M0.98%
14240319Tobacco: smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion$55.62M0.95%
15851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$53.56M0.92%
16360200Explosives, prepared: other than propellent powders$51.98M0.89%
17190219Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared$46.77M0.80%
18870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$46.54M0.80%
19854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$46.09M0.79%
20721420Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling$44.74M0.77%
21392321Ethylene polymers: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods$42.97M0.74%
22210410Soups and broths and preparations therefor$42.25M0.72%
23310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution$35.64M0.61%
24870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$35.50M0.61%
25030355Fish: frozen, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$34.90M0.60%
26380891Insecticides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$33.39M0.57%
27220300Beer: made from malt$32.28M0.55%
28847490Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts$30.69M0.53%
29721391Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter$28.89M0.50%
30030323Fish: frozen, tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$28.49M0.49%
31340119Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, not for toilet use$26.55M0.46%
32240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco$25.94M0.44%
33380893Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$25.42M0.44%
34110710Malt: not roasted$23.53M0.40%
35310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution$23.52M0.40%
36271320Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals$23.48M0.40%
37392330Plastics: carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods$22.50M0.39%
38851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$22.17M0.38%
39392490Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles$22.16M0.38%
40210111Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee$21.77M0.37%
41732611Iron or steel: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, forged or stamped, but not further worked$21.06M0.36%
42330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$20.44M0.35%
43870410Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods$19.86M0.34%
44854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$18.96M0.33%
45210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings$18.19M0.31%
46030354Fish: frozen, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$18.17M0.31%
47843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431$17.86M0.31%
48100620Cereals: husked (brown) rice$17.70M0.30%
49382200Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material$16.61M0.29%
50901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$16.03M0.27%
51252210Quicklime: excluding calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825$15.72M0.27%
52210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$15.65M0.27%
53481930Paper and paperboard: sacks and bags of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres, having a base of a width of 40cm or more$15.54M0.27%
54401180Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines$15.36M0.26%
55100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed$15.01M0.26%
56842951Front-end shovel loaders$14.82M0.25%
57040221Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight)$14.16M0.24%
58392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$14.11M0.24%
59690722Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 0.5% but not over 10%$14.10M0.24%
60870332Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc$14.02M0.24%
61850780Electric accumulators: other than lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, nickel-iron, nickel-metal hydride and lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$13.92M0.24%
62730661Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73$13.79M0.24%
63401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$13.19M0.23%
64851310Lamps: portable, electric, designed to function by their own source of energy (excluding lighting equipment of heading no. 8512)$12.87M0.22%
65640299Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics$12.81M0.22%
66851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$12.70M0.22%
67190190Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901$12.66M0.22%
68847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$12.63M0.22%
69870590Vehicles: break-down lorries, road-sweepers, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units, and other special purpose vehicles n.e.c. in heading no. 8705$12.55M0.22%
70701090Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods$12.41M0.21%
71220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured$12.31M0.21%
72843143Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41$12.14M0.21%
73190110Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale$11.60M0.20%
74850440Electrical static converters$11.58M0.20%
75630533Sacks and bags: of a kind used for the packing of goods, of man-made textile materials, of polyethylene or polypropylene strip or the like, not flexible intermediate bulk containers$11.47M0.20%
76630900Clothing: worn, and other worn articles$11.42M0.20%
77840890Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of chapter 87$11.35M0.19%
78870423Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$11.13M0.19%
79731100Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel$11.10M0.19%
80252010Gypsum: anhydrite$10.93M0.19%
81391723Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of vinyl chloride$10.90M0.19%
82392410Plastics: tableware and kitchenware$10.86M0.19%
83200290Vegetable preparations: tomatoes, (other than whole or in pieces), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid$10.70M0.18%
84870210Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), new or used$10.51M0.18%
85391721Plastics: tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of ethylene$10.31M0.18%
86841391Pumps: parts thereof$10.25M0.18%
87392010Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials$9.85M0.17%
88120991Seeds: vegetable seeds, of a kind used for sowing$9.74M0.17%
89340120Soap: in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11$9.69M0.17%
90040210Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% (by weight)$9.48M0.16%
91730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$9.44M0.16%
92300460Medicaments: containing antimalarial active principles described in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$9.29M0.16%
93840999Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)$9.14M0.16%
94843049Boring and sinking machinery: not self-propelled$8.78M0.15%
95220299Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009$8.77M0.15%
96853710Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$8.73M0.15%
97482020Paper and paperboard: exercise books$8.65M0.15%
98732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$8.61M0.15%
99220890Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: n.e.c. in heading no. 2208$8.51M0.15%
100870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$8.41M0.14%