Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 12 % in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Burkina Faso, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 12 % for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in 2022.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Burkina Faso peaked at 56 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10 %, in 2019.
Burkina Faso ranks 103rd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52 % | — |
| 2001 | 43 % | -17.3% |
| 2002 | 32 % | -25.6% |
| 2003 | 38 % | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 45 % | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 56 % | +24.4% |
| 2006 | 46 % | -17.9% |
| 2007 | 37 % | -19.6% |
| 2008 | 27 % | -27.0% |
| 2009 | 19 % | -29.6% |
| 2010 | 17 % | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 18 % | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 18 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 % | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 16 % | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 15 % | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 14 % | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 13 % | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 11 % | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 10 % | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 % | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 12 % | +9.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 12 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 45.5 %, 26% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 12 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29 %, 41% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.5 % | 19 % | 56 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9 % | 10 % | 18 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 % | 10 % | 12 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More agriculture & rural data for Burkina Faso
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.86 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 19.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 19.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Burkina Faso?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Burkina Faso was 12 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 56 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 % in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 103rd out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.