Which has higher trade in services, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?

Burkina Faso, at 9.1% against 9.0% in Afghanistan as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?

13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Trade in services

Afghanistan

9.0%

in 2020

Burkina Faso

9.1%

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

168th

Burkina Faso rank

167th

Trade in services over time

Afghanistan
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 9.1% against 9.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 168th and Burkina Faso ranks 167th of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Burkina Faso in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
2000s	20.4%	7.7%	12.7%	Afghanistan
2010s	13.8%	12.9%	0.9%	Afghanistan
2020s	9.0%	10.0%	0.9%	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trade in services, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?: Burkina Faso, at 9.1% against 9.0% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in trade in services between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?: 0.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for trade in services?: Afghanistan ranks 168th and Burkina Faso ranks 167th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Trade in services (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,893 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.