Burkina Faso - Exports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Exports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Burkina Faso was 3,887,351,000 as of 2019. Over the past 54 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 3,963,719,000 in 2018 and 113,861,500 in 1965.

Definition: Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to 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 2010 U.S. dollars.

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

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Year Value
1965 113,861,500
1966 117,660,700
1967 117,660,700
1968 151,816,700
1969 144,222,600
1970 163,206,300
1971 165,287,200
1972 222,280,400
1973 205,184,500
1974 220,377,900
1975 216,580,800
1976 199,484,100
1977 208,983,300
1978 305,128,700
1979 378,447,100
1980 341,028,300
1981 385,901,500
1982 332,055,000
1983 260,260,100
1984 296,155,900
1985 292,949,500
1986 307,757,700
1987 386,021,800
1988 373,670,400
1989 306,012,500
1990 388,348,000
1991 386,743,400
1992 336,974,500
1993 360,084,100
1994 497,635,300
1995 497,138,000
1996 404,126,300
1997 432,739,600
1998 587,141,900
1999 539,153,200
2000 561,637,200
2001 553,730,600
2002 543,329,400
2003 590,999,100
2004 682,953,700
2005 727,621,600
2006 871,545,500
2007 933,250,400
2008 1,010,291,000
2009 1,348,749,000
2010 1,931,051,000
2011 2,385,055,000
2012 2,389,769,000
2013 2,854,635,000
2014 3,041,967,000
2015 3,089,098,000
2016 3,169,924,000
2017 3,440,797,000
2018 3,963,719,000
2019 3,887,351,000

Development Relevance: An economy's growth is measured by the change in the volume of its output or in the real incomes of its residents. The 2008 United Nations System of National Accounts (2008 SNA) offers three plausible indicators for calculating growth: the volume of gross domestic product (GDP), real gross domestic income, and real gross national income. The volume of GDP is the sum of value added, measured at constant prices, by households, government, and industries operating in the economy. GDP accounts for all domestic production, regardless of whether the income accrues to domestic or foreign institutions.

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total. Data on exports and imports are compiled from customs reports and balance of payments data. Although the data from the payments side provide reasonably reliable records of cross-border transactions, they may not adhere strictly to the appropriate definitions of valuation and timing used in the balance of payments or corresponds to the change-of ownership criterion. This issue has assumed greater significance with the increasing globalization of international business. Neither customs nor balance of payments data usually capture the illegal transactions that occur in many countries. Goods carried by travelers across borders in legal but unreported shuttle trade may further distort trade statistics.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Gap-filled total

Base Period: 2010

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts