Burkina Faso vs Uganda: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio
Burkina Faso
49.7%
in 2011
Uganda
58.2%
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
44th
Uganda rank
41st
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time
- Burkina Faso
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 58.2% against 49.7% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 8.5%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 44th and Uganda ranks 41st of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.4% | 48.5% | 29.1% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 32.1% | 31.0% | 1.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 38.7% | 29.3% | 9.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 35.7% | 31.3% | 4.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 42.1% | 7.1% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 57.9% | 12.1% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Burkina Faso or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 58.2% against 49.7% in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Burkina Faso and Uganda?
- 8.5%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Uganda?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Burkina Faso and Uganda rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Burkina Faso ranks 44th and Uganda ranks 41st 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.