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Burkina Faso trade dataBurkina Faso Import Data
Burkina Faso import data was $5.18B in goods imported during 2025.
Capital
Ouagadougou
Commercial center
Currency
XOF
West African CFA franc
Population
23.5M
2024 UNCTAD estimate
Burkina Faso top import product categories
Product blocks are sized by the latest available public category values and partner charts use verified country-share context.
Product value map
Main supplier markets
CountryShare
import value trend
Annual value
$7.0B$5.6B$4.2B$2.8B$1.4B$0.0B
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Burkina Faso gateway routes
Abidjan maritime corridor
Primary ocean gateway for fuel, machinery, containers, food staples, cotton exports, and mining-sector cargo.
Port of AbidjanAbidjan-Ouagadougou corridor
Ghana ports corridor
Important southern route for fuel, vehicles, consumer goods, project cargo, and time-sensitive container flows.
Tema / Takoradi portsPaga-Dakola border
Lome and Cotonou corridor
Alternative coastal gateways for containers, cereals, chemicals, cotton, regional shipments, and supplier diversification.
Port of LomePort of Cotonou
import product table
Value, share, and trader signal are arranged for quick product review.
01$2.65B
Mineral fuels, oils, and distillation products
- Share
- 41.2%
- Value
- $2.65B
Fuel, refined petroleum, and energy supply for a landlocked market
02$484.01M
Machinery, nuclear reactors, and boilers
- Share
- 7.5%
- Value
- $484.01M
Mining equipment, processing machinery, pumps, and mechanical parts
03$408.07M
Electrical and electronic equipment
- Share
- 6.3%
- Value
- $408.07M
Power equipment, telecom gear, electronics, and electrical components
04$355.46M
Vehicles other than railway or tramway
- Share
- 5.5%
- Value
- $355.46M
Passenger vehicles, trucks, mining fleet parts, and transport demand
05$270.18M
Pharmaceutical products
- Share
- 4.2%
- Value
- $270.18M
Medicine, healthcare supply, and regulated pharma imports
06$242.71M
Cereals
- Share
- 3.8%
- Value
- $242.71M
Rice, wheat, and food-security grain supply
07$205.30M
Articles of iron or steel
- Share
- 3.2%
- Value
- $205.30M
Fabricated steel goods, structures, hardware, and fittings
08$204.59M
Salt, sulphur, earths, stone, lime, and cement
- Share
- 3.2%
- Value
- $204.59M
Cement, clinker, construction minerals, and industrial materials
09$144.64M
Iron and steel
- Share
- 2.2%
- Value
- $144.64M
Construction steel, rebar, and industrial metal inputs
10$122.89M
Plastics and articles
- Share
- 1.9%
- Value
- $122.89M
Packaging, consumer plastics, and industrial plastic components
| Rank | Product | Value | Share | Trader signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mineral fuels, oils, and distillation products | $2.65B | 41.2% | Fuel, refined petroleum, and energy supply for a landlocked market |
| 02 | Machinery, nuclear reactors, and boilers | $484.01M | 7.5% | Mining equipment, processing machinery, pumps, and mechanical parts |
| 03 | Electrical and electronic equipment | $408.07M | 6.3% | Power equipment, telecom gear, electronics, and electrical components |
| 04 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway | $355.46M | 5.5% | Passenger vehicles, trucks, mining fleet parts, and transport demand |
| 05 | Pharmaceutical products | $270.18M | 4.2% | Medicine, healthcare supply, and regulated pharma imports |
| 06 | Cereals | $242.71M | 3.8% | Rice, wheat, and food-security grain supply |
| 07 | Articles of iron or steel | $205.30M | 3.2% | Fabricated steel goods, structures, hardware, and fittings |
| 08 | Salt, sulphur, earths, stone, lime, and cement | $204.59M | 3.2% | Cement, clinker, construction minerals, and industrial materials |
| 09 | Iron and steel | $144.64M | 2.2% | Construction steel, rebar, and industrial metal inputs |
| 10 | Plastics and articles | $122.89M | 1.9% | Packaging, consumer plastics, and industrial plastic components |
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