Expenditure of international tourism reached 176 USD mil in 2016 in Burkina Faso, according to Eurostat. This is 10 % more than in the previous year.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism in Burkina Faso reached an all time high of 215 USD mil in 2013 and an all time low of 30.0 USD mil in 2000. When compared to Burkina Faso's main peers, expenditure of international tourism in Ghana amounted to 1,571 USD mil, 491 USD mil in Ivory Coast and 111 USD mil in Niger in 2016.
Burkina Faso has been ranked 133rd within the group of 162 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
International tourism expenditure is the expenditure of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport.
| International Tourism, Expenditure (USD) | Unit | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Algeria | USD mil | 595 | 598 | 531 | 679 | 762 | ||||
| Benin | USD mil | 81.0 | 96.0 | 39.5 | 54.2 | 141 | ... | |||
| Burkina Faso | USD mil | 129 | 146 | 215 | 176 | 160 | ... | |||
| Chad | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ghana | USD mil | 1,026 | 976 | 982 | 947 | 1,405 | ||||
| Guinea | USD mil | 49.0 | 41.0 | 60.5 | 28.8 | 38.0 | ||||
| Ivory Coast | USD mil | 580 | 560 | 583 | 625 | 560 | ... | |||
| Liberia | USD mil | 132 | 153 | 170 | 227 | 152 | ... | ... | ||
| Libya | USD mil | ... | 2,654 | 2,598 | 1,325 | 1,066 | ... | |||
| Mali | USD mil | 171 | 164 | 189 | 231 | 150 | ... | ... | ||
| Mauritania | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | 101 | 105 | 112 | 73.0 | ||
| Niger | USD mil | 57.0 | 132 | 81.0 | 129 | 140 | ... | |||
| Togo | USD mil | 81.0 | 46.0 | 58.0 | 60.0 | 53.0 | ... |
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