Burkina Faso - Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) in Burkina Faso was 41.11 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 61.68 in 2006, while its lowest value was 41.11 in 2020.

Definition: Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
2005 58.19
2006 61.68
2007 57.53
2008 54.87
2009 54.15
2010 43.05
2011 42.15
2012 43.20
2013 46.79
2014 45.47
2015 46.06
2016 46.91
2017 46.53
2018 46.87
2019 47.07
2020 41.11

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments