Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 7.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Burkina Faso, 1993–2022
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Burkina Faso is 7.2%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Burkina Faso peaked at 11.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1993.
Burkina Faso ranks 65th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +123.2% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +31.0% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +22.4% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -0.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 7.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.7%, 83% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 7.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8%, 82% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +123.2% | 5.0% | 11.2% |
| 2017 | +31.0% | 6.9% | 9.1% |
| 2019 | -25.0% | 7.8% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.7% | 11.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 5.8% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Burkina Faso?
- Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Burkina Faso was 7.2% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1993.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
- Burkina Faso ranks 65th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.