Burkina Faso Major Exports
According to the statistics of CIA FactBook, Burkina Faso exported US$902 million worth of goods around the world in 2018. Among all the top products exported from Burkina Faso, Cotton contributes to 27.70% of total trade value, equal to US$249,924 thousand. The second exported are Oil Seeds & Oleaginous Fruits, which account for 1.53%. The following table lists the top products exported by Burkina Faso. Also shown are the trade value and the percentage share for each export category as well as the growth rate during the past 5 years.
Top Products Exported by Burkina Faso
Market Value: 902 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Product | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) | Growth (% 5yr) |
| 1 | Cotton | 249,924 | 27.70 | 252.20 |
| 2 | Oil Seeds & Oleaginous Fruits | 13,827 | 1.53 | 5.75 |
| 3 | Dates | 6,933 | 0.77 | 433.06 |
| 4 | Gold | 5,911 | 0.66 | 63.43 |
| 5 | Cane Sugar | 3,286 | 0.36 | -77.35 |
| 6 | Goat Leather – No Hair | 2,692 | 0.30 | -52.11 |
| 7 | Leguminous Vegetables | 1,992 | 0.22 | -30.60 |
| 8 | Cotton Yarn – > 85% | 1,787 | 0.20 | -32.74 |
| 9 | Concentrated Milk & Cream | 1,492 | 0.17 | 22,828.37 |
| 10 | Natural Vegetable Fats & Oils | 1,084 | 0.12 | 952.21 |
| 11 | Sheep Skins – No Wool | 1,010 | 0.11 | -77.47 |
| 12 | Polymers of Propylene & Other Olefins | 942 | 0.10 | 0.00 |
| 13 | Frozen Fish | 855 | 0.09 | 0.00 |
| 14 | Tomatoes | 839 | 0.09 | 4,248.30 |
| 15 | Sheep & Goats | 603 | 0.07 | 2,711.18 |
| 16 | Precious Metal Ores | 585 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| 17 | Locust Beans | 528 | 0.06 | 276.83 |
| 18 | Furnishing Articles of Textile Materials | 508 | 0.06 | 3,768.06 |
| 19 | Chicken | 501 | 0.06 | 2,349.38 |
| 20 | Leguminous Vegetables | 346 | 0.04 | 1,647.86 |
| 21 | Cassava | 340 | 0.04 | 375.40 |
| 22 | Misc Fats & Oils | 331 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| 23 | Furniture & Parts | 311 | 0.03 | 595.40 |
| 24 | Plants For Pharmacy | 267 | 0.03 | -1.87 |
| 25 | Parts For Fork Lifts, Bulldozers & Graders | 264 | 0.03 | 1,342.98 |
| 26 | Wood Marquetry | 253 | 0.03 | -20.66 |
| 27 | Onions | 216 | 0.02 | 352.81 |
| 28 | Cows | 210 | 0.02 | 21.90 |
| 29 | Collectors Items of Botanic | 204 | 0.02 | 37.17 |
| 30 | Coconuts | 202 | 0.02 | 225.67 |
| 31 | Original Sculptures & Statues | 149 | 0.02 | 93.21 |
| 32 | Fresh Vegetables | 118 | 0.01 | 1,154.61 |
| 33 | Bells & Ornaments | 117 | 0.01 | -16.71 |
| 34 | Wallpaper | 113 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 35 | Engine Parts | 113 | 0.01 | -48.74 |
| 36 | Rice | 100 | 0.01 | 57.74 |
| 37 | Ships Derricks & Cranes | 99 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 38 | Telephone, Fax & Switching Apparatus | 92 | 0.01 | -37.56 |
| 39 | Percussion Instruments | 88 | 0.01 | -53.31 |
| 40 | Foliage | 81 | 0.01 | 614.54 |
| 41 | Ivory | 78 | 0.01 | -60.01 |
| 42 | Woven Cotton Fabrics > 85% > 200 G/M2 | 76 | 0.01 | 1,504.77 |
| 43 | Paint & Varnish | 73 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 44 | Basketwork | 67 | 0.01 | -61.41 |
| 45 | Pulley Tackle & Hoists | 57 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 46 | Natural Gums | 55 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 47 | Plastic Containers | 55 | 0.01 | -77.26 |
| 48 | Activated Carbon | 54 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| 49 | Arcade, Table or Parlor Games | 49 | 0.01 | 537.62 |
| 50 | Seeds | 46 | 0.01 | 592.05 |
| 51 | Puzzles, Models & Toys | 46 | 0.01 | 282.90 |
| 52 | Food Preparations | 42 | 0.00 | -54.35 |
| 53 | Aqueous Paint & Varnishes | 41 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 54 | Stranded Wire | 41 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 55 | Zinc Waste & Scrap | 41 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 56 | Preserved Fruit & Nuts | 36 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 57 | Prepared Fruit | 36 | 0.00 | 725.73 |
| 58 | Polymers of Styrene | 35 | 0.00 | 1,832.66 |
| 59 | Articles of Copper | 35 | 0.00 | 19.05 |
| 60 | Imitation Jewelry | 35 | 0.00 | 25.81 |
| 61 | Aircraft Parts | 34 | 0.00 | -2.87 |
| 62 | Iron & Steel > 600Mm Wide – Cold | 32 | 0.00 | 30.90 |
| 63 | Articles of Cement | 31 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 64 | Articles of Iron & Steel | 31 | 0.00 | 49.10 |
| 65 | Beauty & Make-up Perparations | 31 | 0.00 | 1,003.51 |
| 66 | Plastic Sheets, Film & Plates | 31 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 67 | Jams & Jellies | 28 | 0.00 | -62.11 |
| 68 | Pumps For Liquids | 27 | 0.00 | -19.38 |
| 69 | Motor Vehicle Parts | 26 | 0.00 | 91.10 |
| 70 | Cast Iron Articles | 26 | 0.00 | 351.59 |
| 71 | Ceramic Statuettes | 26 | 0.00 | 37.58 |
| 72 | Medicines in Doses | 24 | 0.00 | -85.18 |
| 73 | Notebooks & Business Forms | 24 | 0.00 | -35.25 |
| 74 | Non-Knit Womens & Girls Overcoats | 24 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 75 | Semi Trucks & Tractors | 23 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 76 | Articles of Wood | 21 | 0.00 | -24.44 |
| 77 | Glaziers Putty & Caulking | 21 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 78 | Computers, Printers & Storage Units | 21 | 0.00 | -43.29 |
| 79 | Articles of Jewelry & Parts | 20 | 0.00 | -92.62 |
| 80 | Insulated Wire & Cable | 19 | 0.00 | 348.72 |
| 81 | Survey Instruments | 19 | 0.00 | 921.92 |
| 82 | Woven Cotton Fabrics – > 85% < 200G/M2 | 18 | 0.00 | -23.87 |
| 83 | Iron & Steel > 600 mm Wide – Hot | 18 | 0.00 | 144.85 |
| 84 | Soap | 17 | 0.00 | -93.25 |
| 85 | Wheel Toys | 17 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 86 | Electric Sound & Visual Signaling Apparatus | 17 | 0.00 | 45.97 |
| 87 | Articles of Plastics | 16 | 0.00 | 282.80 |
| 88 | Stainless Steel Bars & Rods – Angles | 16 | 0.00 | -52.64 |
| 89 | Twine | 16 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 90 | Seats & Parts | 16 | 0.00 | -53.12 |
| 91 | Testing Instruments | 15 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 92 | Leather Footwear | 14 | 0.00 | 206.55 |
| 93 | Cotton Waste | 14 | 0.00 | -94.29 |
| 94 | Potatoes | 14 | 0.00 | 402.32 |
| 95 | Acyclic Alcohols | 14 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 96 | Passenger Vehicles | 14 | 0.00 | -92.81 |
| 97 | Bras | 13 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 98 | Cel Phones, Video Recorders & Radio Transcievers | 13 | 0.00 | -27.37 |
| 99 | Structures & Parts of Iron or Steel | 13 | 0.00 | 700.88 |
| 100 | Anti-knock Preparations | 13 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 101 | Fruit & Vegetable Juice | 12 | 0.00 | 270.04 |
| 102 | Non-Knit Womens & Girls Suits | 12 | 0.00 | -71.98 |
| 103 | Buckwheat | 11 | 0.00 | -82.59 |
| 104 | Handbags, Wallets & Travel Goods | 11 | 0.00 | -25.11 |
| 105 | Transformers, Converters & Power Supplies | 11 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 106 | Wood Sawn > 6 mm | 11 | 0.00 | 637.67 |
| 107 | Plastic Textile Fabrics | 10 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 108 | Non-Knit Track Suits | 10 | 0.00 | 57.52 |
| 109 | Measuring or Checking Instruments | 9 | 0.00 | -78.66 |
| 110 | Dried Fruit | 9 | 0.00 | -13.13 |
| 111 | Wood Packings | 9 | 0.00 | 236.94 |
| 112 | Leather Apparel & Accessories | 9 | 0.00 | -54.86 |
| 113 | Made-Up Articles of Textile Materials | 8 | 0.00 | -35.60 |
| 114 | Bed & Table Linen | 8 | 0.00 | -59.62 |
| 115 | Other Animals | 8 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 116 | Motorcycles | 8 | 0.00 | -74.86 |
| 117 | Dried Vegetables | 8 | 0.00 | -91.68 |
| 118 | Raw Hides & Skins | 8 | 0.00 | -95.99 |
| 119 | Demonstrational Instruments & Parts | 8 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 120 | Transmission Shafts, Bearings & Parts | 8 | 0.00 | 358.27 |
| 121 | Textile Wall Coverings | 7 | 0.00 | 332.08 |
| 122 | Electric Lasers | 7 | 0.00 | -19.43 |
| 123 | Insecticides | 7 | 0.00 | -80.29 |
| 124 | Knitted Mens & Boys Shirts | 7 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 125 | Mechanical Machinery & Parts | 7 | 0.00 | 245.55 |
| 126 | Woven Fabric -Over 85% Synthetic < 170G/M2 | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 127 | Ferrous Waste & Scrap | 6 | 0.00 | -91.82 |
| 128 | Knitted T-Shirts | 6 | 0.00 | 338.65 |
| 129 | Instruments for Measure & Check Flow | 6 | 0.00 | -98.90 |
| 130 | Trailers | 6 | 0.00 | -75.27 |
| 131 | Transister & Semiconductor Devices | 6 | 0.00 | 7.08 |
| 132 | Ceramic Tableware & Earthenware | 6 | 0.00 | -34.89 |
| 133 | Screws, Bolts & Nuts | 6 | 0.00 | -30.38 |
| 134 | Books | 6 | 0.00 | -41.57 |
| 135 | Peanuts | 5 | 0.00 | 282.03 |
| 136 | Electronic Integrated Circuits | 5 | 0.00 | 576.65 |
| 137 | Engines & Motors | 5 | 0.00 | -96.85 |
| 138 | Hand Paintings & Drawings | 5 | 0.00 | -71.22 |
| 139 | Live Plants | 5 | 0.00 | -55.64 |
| 140 | Pig & Poultry Fat | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 141 | Hand-Woven Tapestries | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 142 | Hydraulic Turbines | 5 | 0.00 | 165.11 |
| 143 | Vinegar | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 144 | Medical, Dental & Vet Instruments | 5 | 0.00 | 106.37 |
| 145 | Knitted Pantyhose | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 146 | Non-Knit Womens & Girls Blouses | 5 | 0.00 | -11.25 |
| 147 | Tomatoes Prepared & Preserved | 4 | 0.00 | -88.18 |
| 148 | Office Paper | 4 | 0.00 | -86.72 |
| 149 | Hand Tools | 4 | 0.00 | -35.35 |
| 150 | Non-Knit Womens & Girls Slips | 4 | 0.00 | 312.73 |
| 151 | Television, Radio & Assessory Parts | 4 | 0.00 | -97.65 |
| 152 | Switches, Relays & Fuses < 1000 Volts | 4 | 0.00 | -96.72 |
| 153 | Diesel Engines | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 154 | Frozen Fruit & Nuts | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 155 | Rapeseed Oil | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 156 | Printed Circuits | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 157 | Knitted Womens & Girls Overcoats | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 158 | Blankets & Traveling Rugs | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 159 | Records & Tapes | 3 | 0.00 | -66.32 |
| 160 | Tobacco Substitutes | 3 | 0.00 | -97.83 |
| 161 | Auxiliary Machinery For Textile Machines | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 162 | Tea | 3 | 0.00 | 116.57 |
| 163 | Pictures & Photos | 3 | 0.00 | -99.01 |
| 164 | Knitted Womens & Girls Suits | 3 | 0.00 | 176.59 |
| 165 | Lamps & Lighting Fittings | 3 | 0.00 | -96.91 |
| 166 | Cow & Horse Hides | 3 | 0.00 | -88.34 |
| 167 | Interchange Hand & Machine Tools | 3 | 0.00 | 53.33 |
| 168 | Nickel Powders & Flakes | 3 | 0.00 | 33.14 |
| 169 | Festive & Entertainment Art | 3 | 0.00 | -96.65 |
| 170 | Oscilloscopes & Electrical Measuring Instruments | 3 | 0.00 | 40.91 |
| 171 | Textile Fabric | 3 | 0.00 | 80.39 |
| 172 | Machinery For Sorting Screening Minerals | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 173 | Non Crude Oil | 2 | 0.00 | 31.92 |
| 174 | Non-Knit Mens & Boys Shirts | 2 | 0.00 | 200.37 |
| 175 | Electric Motors & Generators | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 176 | Prepared Vegetables | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 177 | Animal Feed | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 178 | Parts For Electric Equipment | 2 | 0.00 | -40.16 |
| 179 | Knit &Lace Hats | 2 | 0.00 | -6.14 |
| 180 | Carpentry of Wood | 2 | 0.00 | -78.75 |
| 181 | Physical Exercise Equipment | 2 | 0.00 | 53.58 |
| 182 | Electromagnets | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 183 | Wind Instruments | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 184 | Knitted Womens & Girls Slips | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 185 | Articles of Leather | 1 | 0.00 | -67.37 |
| 186 | Checks & Stamps | 1 | 0.00 | -41.28 |
| 187 | Woven Fabric of Synthetic Filament Yarn | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 188 | Cheese & Curd | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 189 | Electric Filament & Discharge Lamps | 1 | 0.00 | -96.86 |
| 190 | TV Receivers | 1 | 0.00 | -50.38 |
| 191 | Molding Boxes For Metal Foundry | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 192 | Glass Fibers & Articles | 1 | 0.00 | -55.62 |
| 193 | Refined Copper & Alloys | 1 | 0.00 | 33.19 |
| 194 | Household Art & Parts | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 195 | Melons & Papayas | 1 | 0.00 | -13.86 |
| 196 | Cycle Parts & Assessories | 1 | 0.00 | -59.71 |
| 197 | Citrus Fruit | 1 | 0.00 | -20.13 |
| 198 | Ink | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 199 | Non-Knit Mens & Boys Suits | 1 | 0.00 | -72.82 |
| 200 | Electric Generating Sets & Rotary Converters | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 201 | Woven Fabric -Under 85% Synthetic > 170G/M2 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 202 | Computer & Office Machines Parts | 1 | 0.00 | -94.32 |
| 203 | Personal Toilet Preparations | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 204 | Woven Fabrics of Synthetic Staple Fibers | 1 | 0.00 | 8.38 |
| 205 | Sauces & Condiments | 1 | 0.00 | -87.20 |
| 206 | Articles of Stone | 1 | 0.00 | -45.68 |
| 207 | Sacks & Bags of Textile Material | 1 | 0.00 | -98.33 |
| 208 | Electrical Resistors | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 209 | Optical Lenses & Fibers | 1 | 0.00 | 20.84 |
| 210 | Refrigerators & Freezers | 1 | 0.00 | -99.81 |
| 211 | Woven Cotton Fabrics – < 85% < 200G/M2 | 1 | 0.00 | -90.51 |
| 212 | Knotted Carpets | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 213 | Automatic Regulating & Control Instruments | 1 | 0.00 | -98.83 |
| 214 | Knitted Sweaters | 1 | 0.00 | -99.31 |
| 215 | Non-Knit Mens & Boys Overcoats | 1 | 0.00 | -96.90 |
| 216 | Machinery For Working Rubber & Plastics | 1 | 0.00 | -90.99 |
| 217 | Aircraft Engines | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 218 | Knotted Net of Twine | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 219 | Textile Wadding & Articles | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 220 | Worked Ivory Articles | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 221 | Machinery For Tobacco Preparation | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 222 | Lead | 0 | 0.00 | -99.76 |
| 223 | Shawls & Scarves | 0 | 0.00 | -95.68 |
| 224 | Mineral Substances | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 225 | String Musical Instruments | 0 | 0.00 | -28.21 |
| 226 | Electric Light Equipment | 0 | 0.00 | -89.21 |
| 227 | Compounded Rubber | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 228 | Apricots | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 229 | Woven Fabrics of Artificial Staple Fibers | 0 | 0.00 | -94.38 |
| 230 | Radar Apparatus & Navigation | 0 | 0.00 | -99.81 |
| 231 | Used & New Rags | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 232 | Salted Meat & Edible Offal | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 233 | Prepared & Preserved Meat | 0 | 0.00 | -97.47 |
| 234 | Articles of Vulcanized Rubber | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 235 | Non Tufted Woven Carpets | 0 | 0.00 | -97.88 |
| 236 | Hardware For Furniture, Doors & Windows | 0 | 0.00 | -92.27 |
| 237 | Glass Mirrors | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 238 | Non-Adhesive Plastic Plates, Sheets & Film | 0 | 0.00 | -99.80 |
| 239 | Electronic Tubes | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 240 | Woven Cotton Fabrics | 0 | 0.00 | -94.77 |
| 241 | Battery Waste | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 242 | Plastic & Rubber Footwear | 0 | 0.00 | -88.44 |
| 243 | Curtains & Interior Blinds | 0 | 0.00 | -92.41 |
| 244 | Machine Tools For Honing & Finishing Metal | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 245 | Worn Clothing | 0 | 0.00 | -97.58 |
| 246 | Articles of Aluminum | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 247 | Primary Cells & Batteries | 0 | 0.00 | -99.99 |
| 248 | Tanks – < 300 Liter | 0 | 0.00 | -99.86 |
| 249 | Machine Tools For Drilling | 0 | 0.00 | -96.92 |
| 250 | Coated Paper | 0 | 0.00 | -99.42 |
| 251 | Instruments For Physical or Chemical Analysis | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 252 | Bicycles | 0 | 0.00 | -96.03 |
| 253 | Mattress Supports | 0 | 0.00 | -93.96 |
| 254 | Transmission Belts of Vulcanized Rubber | 0 | 0.00 | -99.03 |
| 255 | Knitted Garments | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 256 | Natural Sands | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 257 | Clays | 0 | 0.00 | -97.46 |
| 258 | Glass Containers For Packing | 0 | 0.00 | -99.70 |
| 259 | Handsaws & Metal Parts | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 260 | Nuts | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 261 | Dolls | 0 | 0.00 | -99.68 |
| 262 | Microphones | 0 | 0.00 | -99.99 |
| 263 | Electric Ignition Equipment | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 264 | Ceramic Tableware of Porcelain & China | 0 | 0.00 | -96.84 |
| 265 | Pebbles | 0 | 0.00 | -99.86 |
| 266 | Safety Glass | 0 | 0.00 | -99.96 |
