Burkina Faso vs Egypt: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio
Burkina Faso
49.7%
in 2011
Egypt
53.5%
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
44th
Egypt rank
42nd
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time
- Burkina Faso
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 53.5% against 49.7% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 44th and Egypt ranks 42nd of 53 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.4% | 37.3% | 17.9% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 32.1% | 49.9% | 17.9% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 57.6% | 18.9% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 35.7% | 50.3% | 14.6% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 54.2% | 19.2% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 50.5% | 4.7% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Burkina Faso or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 53.5% against 49.7% in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Burkina Faso and Egypt?
- 3.8%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Egypt?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Burkina Faso and Egypt rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Burkina Faso ranks 44th and Egypt ranks 42nd of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Merchandise trade to GDP ratio (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current US dollars and from the national accounts.