Burkina Faso vs South Africa: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Burkina Faso
0.2643 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
0.2726 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
75th
South Africa rank
73rd

Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.2726 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2643 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Africa ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 73rd of 199 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0888 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2289 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2010s 0.2125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 0.2749 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Burkina Faso or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.2726 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2643 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and South Africa?
0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and South Africa rank globally for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Burkina Faso ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 73rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 9,573 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Goods exports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.