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About

Burkina Faso-Egypt Trade: In 2022, Burkina Faso exported $3.85M to Egypt. The main products that Burkina Faso exported to Egypt were Raw Cotton ($3.82M), Refined Petroleum ($28.6k), and Surveying Equipment ($6.54k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Burkina Faso to Egypt have decreased at an annualized rate of 32.7%, from $27.9M in 2017 to $3.85M in 2022.

In 2022, Burkina Faso did not export any services to Egypt.

Egypt-Burkina Faso Trade: In 2022, Egypt exported $29.1M to Burkina Faso. The main products that Egypt exported to Burkina Faso were Cement ($17.1M), Refined Petroleum ($1.97M), and Raw Plastic Sheeting ($1.45M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Egypt to Burkina Faso have increased at an annualized rate of 0.63%,  from $28.2M in 2017 to $29.1M in 2022.

In 2022, Egypt did not export any services to Burkina Faso.

Comparison: In 2022,  Burkina Faso ranked 131 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.91), and 110 in total exports ($8.2B). That same year, Egypt ranked 69 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.1), and 59 in total exports ($53.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Burkina Faso exported $3.85M to Egypt. The main products exported from Burkina Faso to Egypt were Raw Cotton ($3.82M), Refined Petroleum ($28.6k), and Surveying Equipment ($6.54k). During the last 5 years the exports of Burkina Faso to Egypt have decreased at an annualized rate of 32.7%, from $27.9M in 2017 to $3.85M in 2022.

In 2017, Egypt exported $29.1M to Burkina Faso. The main products exported from Egypt to Burkina Faso were Cement ($17.1M), Refined Petroleum ($1.97M), and Raw Plastic Sheeting ($1.45M). During the last 5 years the exports of Egypt to Burkina Faso have increased at an annualized rate of 0.63%, from $28.2M in 2022 to $29.1M in 2017.

Exports from Burkina Faso (Flag) to Egypt (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Egypt (Flag) to Burkina Faso (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Burkina Faso (Flag) and Egypt (Flag)

Burkina Faso Exports

Egypt Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Burkina Faso
Top Destination
Switzerland$6.08B
Egypt
Top Destination
Turkey$4.23B

This map shows whether countries import more from Burkina Faso or Egypt. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Burkina Faso and Egypt or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Burkina Faso than Egypt included Switzerland ($6.08B), Mali ($304M), and Cote d'Ivoire ($171M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Egypt than Burkina Faso included Turkey ($4.23B), Italy ($3.32B), and United States ($3.21B).

Difference in imports from Egypt (Flag) and Burkina Faso (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Burkina Faso - Egypt

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Burkina Faso and Egypt by product, considering products traded by both, Burkina Faso and Egypt.

During 2022, Burkina Faso had a large net trade with Egypt in the exports of Textiles ($3.82M), Mineral Products ($28.6k), and Instruments ($6.54k).

During 2017, Egypt had a large net trade with Burkina Faso in the exports of Mineral Products ($19.3M), Plastics and Rubbers ($3.87M), and Foodstuffs ($1.79M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Burkina Faso Egypt+$3.32MRaw Cotton
Top Product Potential Egypt Burkina Faso+$3.59MRefined Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Burkina Faso and Egypt. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Burkina Faso indicates it has a comparative advantage over Egypt. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Egypt indicates it has a comparative advantage over Burkina Faso.

Product Space of Burkina Faso (Flag) and Egypt (Flag) (2022)

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