Burkina Faso vs Rwanda: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio
Burkina Faso
49.7%
in 2011
Rwanda
45.9%
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
44th
Rwanda rank
47th
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time
- Burkina Faso
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 49.7% against 45.9% in Rwanda, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 44th and Rwanda ranks 47th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.4% | 24.1% | 4.7% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 32.1% | 31.2% | 0.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 31.0% | 7.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 35.7% | 32.2% | 3.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 35.7% | 0.7% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 43.3% | 2.5% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Burkina Faso or Rwanda?
- Burkina Faso, at 49.7% against 45.9% in Rwanda as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
- 3.8%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Burkina Faso and Rwanda rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Burkina Faso ranks 44th and Rwanda ranks 47th 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.