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 $1,941,814,000 as of 2009. Over the past 35 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,352,688,000 in 2008 and $199,231,700 in 1974.

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, goods sent for processing and repairs, 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
1974 $199,231,700
1975 $262,000,100
1976 $244,615,500
1977 $315,797,400
1978 $390,616,900
1979 $490,777,500
1980 $577,315,600
1981 $533,810,100
1982 $533,897,300
1983 $455,805,500
1984 $394,373,200
1985 $481,749,000
1986 $598,413,100
1987 $675,275,600
1988 $720,366,900
1989 $627,328,500
1990 $758,199,400
1991 $743,657,800
1992 $666,575,200
1993 $678,144,000
1994 $482,623,800
2000 $657,586,500
2001 $650,454,200
2002 $699,420,700
2003 $918,698,800
2004 $1,252,785,000
2005 $1,399,476,000
2006 $1,453,873,000
2007 $1,708,963,000
2008 $2,352,688,000
2009 $1,941,814,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Burkina Faso was $1,547,126,000 as of 2006. Over the past 46 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,547,126,000 in 2006 and $47,262,670 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.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $52,340,200
1961 $55,303,980
1962 $59,614,690
1963 $61,742,280
1964 $47,262,670
1965 $47,764,350
1966 $50,301,120
1967 $62,561,190
1968 $70,592,610
1969 $79,150,510
1970 $73,646,360
1971 $95,534,470
1972 $123,088,100
1973 $154,786,400
1974 $183,980,700
1975 $283,402,900
1976 $263,715,700
1977 $344,395,400
1978 $409,515,500
1979 $512,001,800
1980 $602,907,800
1981 $558,241,000
1982 $554,804,700
1983 $473,263,800
1984 $419,826,100
1985 $481,681,000
1986 $589,950,900
1987 $665,479,900
1988 $709,760,400
1989 $618,481,700
1990 $758,455,000
1991 $731,994,400
1992 $437,468,500
1993 $482,110,700
1994 $474,349,800
1995 $633,114,300
1996 $714,323,300
1997 $651,174,500
1998 $789,068,500
1999 $723,709,600
2000 $657,639,300
2001 $650,492,500
2002 $696,642,600
2003 $927,720,200
2004 $1,240,308,000
2005 $1,390,361,000
2006 $1,547,126,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Burkina Faso was 808,977,000,000 as of 2006. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 808,977,000,000 in 2006 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 445,588,000,000
2000 468,226,000,000
2001 476,837,000,000
2002 485,553,000,000
2003 539,191,000,000
2004 655,236,000,000
2005 733,371,000,000
2006 808,977,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$) in Burkina Faso was 941,307,600 as of 2006. Over the past 41 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 941,307,600 in 2006 and 222,274,800 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 2000 U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1965 222,274,800
1966 226,686,800
1967 270,851,200
1968 309,120,400
1969 326,788,600
1970 288,516,800
1971 344,512,200
1972 368,068,700
1973 382,788,400
1974 393,096,700
1975 465,240,900
1976 424,019,000
1977 534,436,400
1978 535,907,800
1979 540,729,900
1980 595,202,800
1981 638,406,000
1982 624,004,000
1983 544,004,700
1984 506,669,600
1985 632,401,000
1986 671,363,100
1987 652,902,700
1988 669,247,800
1989 588,851,800
1990 621,644,400
1991 616,291,800
1992 542,171,000
1993 576,054,100
1994 492,309,500
1995 552,237,600
1996 616,074,600
1997 622,819,900
1998 758,575,400
1999 688,744,100
2000 657,639,300
2001 643,208,400
2002 635,888,800
2003 685,567,700
2004 808,849,200
2005 878,934,800
2006 941,307,600

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Burkina Faso was 7.10 as of 2006. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 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 2000 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.

See also:

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 -4.52
2001 -2.19
2002 -1.14
2003 7.81
2004 17.98
2005 8.66
2006 7.10

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Burkina Faso was 613,086,000,000 as of 2006. As the graph below shows, over the past 41 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 613,086,000,000 in 2006 and a minimum value of 144,770,000,000 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 144,770,000,000
1966 147,644,000,000
1967 176,409,000,000
1968 201,334,000,000
1969 212,842,000,000
1970 187,915,000,000
1971 224,385,000,000
1972 239,728,000,000
1973 249,315,000,000
1974 256,029,000,000
1975 303,017,000,000
1976 276,169,000,000
1977 348,085,000,000
1978 349,044,000,000
1979 352,184,000,000
1980 387,663,000,000
1981 415,802,000,000
1982 406,422,000,000
1983 354,317,000,000
1984 330,000,000,000
1985 411,891,000,000
1986 437,267,000,000
1987 425,244,000,000
1988 435,890,000,000
1989 383,527,000,000
1990 404,885,000,000
1991 401,399,000,000
1992 353,123,000,000
1993 375,192,000,000
1994 320,648,000,000
1995 359,679,000,000
1996 401,257,000,000
1997 405,651,000,000
1998 494,070,000,000
1999 448,588,000,000
2000 428,329,000,000
2001 418,930,000,000
2002 414,163,000,000
2003 446,519,000,000
2004 526,814,000,000
2005 572,462,000,000
2006 613,086,000,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Burkina Faso was 26.81 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 31.62 in 1982, 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 24.01
2000 25.19
2001 23.13
2002 21.18
2003 21.72
2004 24.28
2005 25.62
2006 26.81

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments