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About

Burkina Faso-South Africa In 2022, Burkina Faso exported $638k to South Africa. The main products that Burkina Faso exported to South Africa are Refined Petroleum ($263k), Other Engines ($56.8k), and Liquid Pumps ($47.8k). During the last 27 years the exports of Burkina Faso to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.93%, from $2.5M in 1995 to $638k in 2022.

In 2022, Burkina Faso did not export any services to South Africa.

South Africa-Burkina Faso In 2022, South Africa exported $47.7M to Burkina Faso. The main products that South Africa exported to Burkina Faso were Cars ($3.91M), Liquid Pumps ($3.88M), and Stone Processing Machines ($3.69M). During the last 27 years the exports of South Africa to Burkina Faso have increased at an annualized rate of 5.89%, from $10.2M in 1995 to $47.7M in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa did not export any services to Burkina Faso.

Comparison In 2022,  Burkina Faso ranked 131 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.91), and 110 in total exports ($8.2B). That same year, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.076), and 34 in total exports ($147B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Burkina Faso exported $638k to South Africa. The main products exported from Burkina Faso to South Africa were Refined Petroleum ($263k), Other Engines ($56.8k), and Liquid Pumps ($47.8k). During the last 27 years the exports of Burkina Faso to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.93%, from $2.5M in 1995 to $638k in 2022.

In 2022, South Africa exported $47.7M to Burkina Faso. The main products exported from South Africa to Burkina Faso were Cars ($3.91M), Liquid Pumps ($3.88M), and Stone Processing Machines ($3.69M). During the last 27 years the exports of South Africa to Burkina Faso have increased at an annualized rate of 5.89%, from $10.2M in 1995 to $47.7M in 2022.

Exports from Burkina Faso (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2022)

Exports from South Africa (Flag) to Burkina Faso (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Burkina Faso (Flag) and South Africa (Flag)

Burkina Faso Exports

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Burkina Faso
Top Destination
Switzerland$6.08B
South Africa
Top Destination
China$23.4B

This map shows whether countries import more from Burkina Faso or South Africa. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Burkina Faso and South Africa or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2021, countries that imported more from Burkina Faso than South Africa were Mali ($304M), Cote d'Ivoire ($171M), and Niger ($32.6M).

In 2021, countries that imported more from South Africa than Burkina Faso were China ($23.4B), United States ($10.9B), and Germany ($9.96B).

Difference in imports from South Africa (Flag) and Burkina Faso (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Burkina Faso - South Africa

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Burkina Faso and South Africa by product, considering products traded by both, Burkina Faso and South Africa.

During 2022, Burkina Faso had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Mineral Products ($273k), Machines ($176k), and Instruments ($103k).

During 2022, South Africa had a large net trade with Burkina Faso in the exports of Machines ($20.8M), Chemical Products ($7.06M), and Transportation ($5.31M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Burkina Faso has comparative advantage over South Africa. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more South Africa has comparative advantage over Burkina Faso.

Product Space of Burkina Faso (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (2022)

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