ICT goods imports in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: ICT goods imports was 1.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
ICT goods imports in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.4% for ict goods imports in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 24.6% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Burkina Faso peaked at 5.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 181st out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
ICT goods imports in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -43.5% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +40.9% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +41.0% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -22.6% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -34.8% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +34.6% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -47.2% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -34.7% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +54.9% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -44.5% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +31.4% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -36.4% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +23.6% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -19.2% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.0% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 178 Ghana 1.5% compare
- 179 Sudan 1.5% compare
- 180 Comoros 1.4% compare
- 182 Brunei Darussalam 1.3% compare
- 183 Mauritania 1.2% compare
- 184 Afghanistan 1.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Burkina Faso
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 27.46 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 81,718 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.347 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.9155 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 81,718 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.17 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Burkina Faso?
- Ict goods imports in Burkina Faso was 1.4% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for ict goods imports?
- Burkina Faso ranks 181st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).