Burkina Faso - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Burkina Faso was $4,778,831,000 as of 2020. Over the past 15 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $5,166,928,000 in 2018 and $1,394,223,000 in 2005.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
2005 $1,394,223,000
2006 $1,451,816,000
2007 $1,703,725,000
2008 $2,362,132,000
2009 $1,949,630,000
2010 $2,559,213,000
2011 $3,516,197,000
2012 $3,874,665,000
2013 $4,755,791,000
2014 $4,329,809,000
2015 $3,772,270,000
2016 $4,068,434,000
2017 $4,629,394,000
2018 $5,166,928,000
2019 $5,023,152,000
2020 $4,778,831,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Burkina Faso was $5,023,005,000 as of 2019. Over the past 59 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $5,166,928,000 in 2018 and $47,262,650 in 1964.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 $52,340,180
1961 $55,303,960
1962 $59,614,660
1963 $61,742,260
1964 $47,262,650
1965 $48,113,640
1966 $50,541,610
1967 $62,777,890
1968 $70,389,670
1969 $79,074,210
1970 $73,994,580
1971 $96,149,780
1972 $123,177,200
1973 $154,655,000
1974 $183,824,200
1975 $283,412,300
1976 $263,748,200
1977 $344,381,800
1978 $409,486,600
1979 $511,998,000
1980 $602,966,100
1981 $558,238,000
1982 $554,827,800
1983 $473,268,800
1984 $419,829,200
1985 $481,677,800
1986 $589,940,900
1987 $665,476,400
1988 $709,757,500
1989 $618,479,200
1990 $758,452,800
1991 $731,992,100
1992 $655,479,400
1993 $661,457,400
1994 $474,345,800
1995 $633,116,400
1996 $714,319,700
1997 $651,175,100
1998 $789,066,100
1999 $911,821,000
2000 $780,034,900
2001 $721,473,300
2002 $813,114,600
2003 $1,002,568,000
2004 $1,341,080,000
2005 $1,495,427,000
2006 $1,581,181,000
2007 $1,786,797,000
2008 $2,385,164,000
2009 $2,505,097,000
2010 $2,887,043,000
2011 $3,781,345,000
2012 $4,351,202,000
2013 $4,968,861,000
2014 $4,446,645,000
2015 $3,902,428,000
2016 $4,103,751,000
2017 $4,629,394,000
2018 $5,166,928,000
2019 $5,023,005,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Burkina Faso was 2,943,030,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,943,030,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 11,580,630,000 in 1964.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 12,833,550,000
1961 13,563,850,000
1962 14,606,420,000
1963 15,127,870,000
1964 11,580,630,000
1965 11,790,770,000
1966 12,416,980,000
1967 15,443,420,000
1968 17,426,000,000
1969 20,556,180,000
1970 20,452,330,000
1971 26,475,470,000
1972 31,044,060,000
1973 34,470,920,000
1974 44,247,360,000
1975 60,738,900,000
1976 63,022,770,000
1977 84,607,610,000
1978 92,403,070,000
1979 108,913,000,000
1980 127,394,000,000
1981 151,691,000,000
1982 182,320,000,000
1983 180,347,000,000
1984 183,447,000,000
1985 216,400,000,000
1986 204,300,000,000
1987 200,000,000,000
1988 211,400,000,000
1989 197,300,000,000
1990 206,500,000,000
1991 206,500,000,000
1992 173,500,000,000
1993 187,300,000,000
1994 263,359,000,000
1995 316,019,000,000
1996 365,412,000,000
1997 380,071,000,000
1998 465,511,000,000
1999 561,201,000,000
2000 553,987,000,000
2001 528,405,000,000
2002 564,068,000,000
2003 581,387,000,000
2004 707,203,000,000
2005 788,477,000,000
2006 826,049,000,000
2007 855,221,000,000
2008 1,063,780,000,000
2009 1,178,130,000,000
2010 1,428,490,000,000
2011 1,781,950,000,000
2012 2,221,530,000,000
2013 2,454,120,000,000
2014 2,195,560,000,000
2015 2,307,160,000,000
2016 2,431,910,000,000
2017 2,688,090,000,000
2018 2,869,950,000,000
2019 2,943,030,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Burkina Faso was 5,433,639,000 as of 2019. Over the past 54 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 5,433,639,000 in 2019 and 374,918,500 in 1965.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1965 374,918,500
1966 382,360,500
1967 456,854,100
1968 521,404,100
1969 551,205,600
1970 486,651,200
1971 581,100,500
1972 620,834,300
1973 645,662,400
1974 663,049,900
1975 784,737,900
1976 715,207,500
1977 901,452,400
1978 903,934,100
1979 912,067,700
1980 1,003,949,000
1981 1,076,821,000
1982 1,052,529,000
1983 917,591,600
1984 854,617,200
1985 1,066,693,000
1986 1,132,411,000
1987 1,101,274,000
1988 1,128,844,000
1989 993,236,600
1990 1,048,549,000
1991 1,039,521,000
1992 914,498,600
1993 971,650,400
1994 830,395,500
1995 931,478,200
1996 1,039,154,000
1997 1,050,532,000
1998 1,279,515,000
1999 1,161,729,000
2000 1,112,364,000
2001 995,442,500
2002 1,048,367,000
2003 1,049,504,000
2004 1,271,613,000
2005 1,372,735,000
2006 1,405,360,000
2007 1,463,844,000
2008 1,717,867,000
2009 1,934,230,000
2010 2,417,735,000
2011 2,906,419,000
2012 3,444,495,000
2013 3,853,450,000
2014 3,510,312,000
2015 3,902,428,000
2016 4,188,141,000
2017 4,611,433,000
2018 5,003,464,000
2019 5,433,639,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Burkina Faso was 8.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 53 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.04 in 1977 and a minimum value of -14.54 in 1994.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1966 1.98
1967 19.48
1968 14.13
1969 5.72
1970 -11.71
1971 19.41
1972 6.84
1973 4.00
1974 2.69
1975 18.35
1976 -8.86
1977 26.04
1978 0.28
1979 0.90
1980 10.07
1981 7.26
1982 -2.26
1983 -12.82
1984 -6.86
1985 24.82
1986 6.16
1987 -2.75
1988 2.50
1989 -12.01
1990 5.57
1991 -0.86
1992 -12.03
1993 6.25
1994 -14.54
1995 12.17
1996 11.56
1997 1.09
1998 21.80
1999 -9.21
2000 -4.25
2001 -10.51
2002 5.32
2003 0.11
2004 21.16
2005 7.95
2006 2.38
2007 4.16
2008 17.35
2009 12.59
2010 25.00
2011 20.21
2012 18.51
2013 11.87
2014 -8.90
2015 11.17
2016 7.32
2017 10.11
2018 8.50
2019 8.60

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Burkina Faso was 3,212,430,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 54 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,212,430,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 221,656,000,000 in 1965.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1965 221,656,000,000
1966 226,056,000,000
1967 270,097,000,000
1968 308,260,000,000
1969 325,879,000,000
1970 287,714,000,000
1971 343,553,000,000
1972 367,044,000,000
1973 381,723,000,000
1974 392,003,000,000
1975 463,946,000,000
1976 422,839,000,000
1977 532,949,000,000
1978 534,416,000,000
1979 539,225,000,000
1980 593,547,000,000
1981 636,629,000,000
1982 622,267,000,000
1983 542,491,000,000
1984 505,260,000,000
1985 630,641,000,000
1986 669,495,000,000
1987 651,086,000,000
1988 667,385,000,000
1989 587,213,000,000
1990 619,914,000,000
1991 614,577,000,000
1992 540,662,000,000
1993 574,451,000,000
1994 490,940,000,000
1995 550,701,000,000
1996 614,360,000,000
1997 621,087,000,000
1998 756,464,000,000
1999 686,828,000,000
2000 657,643,000,000
2001 588,517,000,000
2002 619,807,000,000
2003 620,479,000,000
2004 751,792,000,000
2005 811,577,000,000
2006 830,865,000,000
2007 865,442,000,000
2008 1,015,620,000,000
2009 1,143,540,000,000
2010 1,429,390,000,000
2011 1,718,310,000,000
2012 2,036,430,000,000
2013 2,278,210,000,000
2014 2,075,340,000,000
2015 2,307,160,000,000
2016 2,476,080,000,000
2017 2,726,330,000,000
2018 2,958,110,000,000
2019 3,212,430,000,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Burkina Faso was 31.05 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 36.96 in 2013, while its lowest value was 11.38 in 1965.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 15.84
1961 15.79
1962 15.71
1963 15.67
1964 11.52
1965 11.38
1966 11.65
1967 13.93
1968 15.29
1969 16.53
1970 16.14
1971 19.93
1972 21.29
1973 22.92
1974 24.47
1975 30.15
1976 27.01
1977 30.44
1978 27.75
1979 29.28
1980 31.26
1981 31.44
1982 31.62
1983 29.57
1984 28.76
1985 31.03
1986 28.97
1987 28.08
1988 27.13
1989 23.65
1990 24.46
1991 23.35
1992 19.53
1993 20.67
1994 25.03
1995 26.61
1996 27.62
1997 26.60
1998 28.13
1999 26.90
2000 26.28
2001 22.61
2002 22.45
2003 21.15
2004 24.60
2005 24.33
2006 24.15
2007 23.43
2008 25.24
2009 26.51
2010 28.56
2011 31.30
2012 34.64
2013 36.96
2014 31.89
2015 32.98
2016 31.98
2017 32.82
2018 32.52
2019 31.05

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments