Burkina Faso's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) was US$89.57 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 80.57% from US$49.61 million in 2014 (6.09% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$89.57 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$56.95 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$49.61 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$174.12 million | 2011 |
| Lowest | US$385,010 | 2005 |
| Average since 2015 | US$61.14 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$385,010 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Burkina Faso's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) fell 4.9% on 2023 (from US$94.17 million to US$89.57 million).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +78.6% and a typical year strayed about 167.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 540.9% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 53.2% in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$4.63 million a year. A straight line explains 67% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Burkina Faso had the 11th highest value of the 28 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | US$89.57 million | 2024 |
| World | US$1.28 trillion | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$4.36 billion | 2024 |
| Low income | US$918.77 million | 2020 |
Closest to Burkina Faso in the 2024 ranking
- Mauritius — 7th of 28: US$171.03 million
- Côte d'Ivoire — 8th of 28: US$119.96 million
- West Bank and Gaza — 9th of 28: US$91.02 million
- Djibouti — 11th of 28: US$80.52 million
- Niger — 12th of 28: US$70.02 million
- Tanzania — 13th of 28: US$68.71 million
What this measures
Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 20 values
| Year | ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 89,572,559 |
| 2023 | 94,173,836 |
| 2022 | 52,999,236 |
| 2021 | 61,459,583 |
| 2020 | 56,231,101 |
| 2019 | 56,948,921 |
| 2018 | 58,721,069 |
| 2017 | 50,687,932 |
| 2016 | 47,763,638 |
| 2015 | 42,850,979 |
| 2014 |
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$20.57 million (2025)
- Benin — US$14.02 million (2023)
- Botswana — US$16.46 million (2025)
- Burundi — US$4.26 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$11 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$189.16 million (2024)
- Comoros — US$13.6 million (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$2.51 million (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — US$13.11 million (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire — US$119.96 million (2024)
More infrastructure data for Burkina Faso
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 81,718 (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 2,437 (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried — 103,592 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 27.46 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 116.59 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 0.35 (2024)
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 1.47 (2023)
- Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 28.25% (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles — 519.72 (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Burkina Faso's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)?
- US$89.57 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is up 23,165% from US$385,010 in 2005 (33.22% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$174.12 million in 2011 and the lowest US$385,010 in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank?
- 11th highest of 28 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) unusual for Burkina Faso?
- In 2024, Burkina Faso's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) fell 4.9% on 2023 (from US$94.17 million to US$89.57 million). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +78.6% and a typical year strayed about 167.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.CCIS.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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