Burundi vs Rwanda: Merchandise trade to GDP ratio
Burundi
39.3%
in 2011
Rwanda
45.9%
in 2011
Burundi rank
49th
Rwanda rank
47th
Merchandise trade to GDP ratio over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 45.9% against 39.3% in Burundi, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 49th and Rwanda ranks 47th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.6% | 24.1% | 0.4% | Burundi |
| 1970s | 28.3% | 31.2% | 2.9% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 34.2% | 31.0% | 3.1% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 32.5% | 32.2% | 0.3% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 35.7% | 0.9% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 43.3% | 2.3% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade to gdp ratio, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 45.9% against 39.3% in Burundi as of 2011.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade to gdp ratio between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 6.6%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for merchandise trade to gdp ratio?
- Burundi ranks 49th 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.