Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Trade of goods and services

Burkina Faso
5.17 billion current US$
in 2011
Mauritania
5.26 billion current US$
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
33rd
Mauritania rank
32nd

Trade of goods and services over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 5.26 billion current US$ against 5.17 billion current US$ in Burkina Faso, a difference of 87.02 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 33rd and Mauritania ranks 32nd of 53 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 79.69 million current US$ 89.42 million current US$ 9.73 million current US$ Mauritania
1970s 313.22 million current US$ 408.66 million current US$ 95.44 million current US$ Mauritania
1980s 756.47 million current US$ 962.46 million current US$ 206.00 million current US$ Mauritania
1990s 926.01 million current US$ 1.25 billion current US$ 322.27 million current US$ Mauritania
2000s 1.88 billion current US$ 2.25 billion current US$ 369.89 million current US$ Mauritania
2010s 4.52 billion current US$ 4.62 billion current US$ 108.92 million current US$ Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trade of goods and services, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 5.26 billion current US$ against 5.17 billion current US$ in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
What is the difference in trade of goods and services between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
87.02 million current US$, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for trade of goods and services?
Burkina Faso ranks 33rd and Mauritania ranks 32nd of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Trade of goods and services (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Trade of goods and services (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,602 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product.