Benin vs Burkina Faso: Wholesale and retail trade, value added
Wholesale and retail trade, value added over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 576.51 billion current LCU against 537.04 billion current LCU in Benin, a difference of 39.47 billion current LCU.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Benin ranks 13th and Burkina Faso ranks 12th of 46 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 162.34 billion current LCU | 164.18 billion current LCU | 1.84 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 391.00 billion current LCU | 301.66 billion current LCU | 89.35 billion current LCU | Benin |
| 2010s | 537.04 billion current LCU | 524.86 billion current LCU | 12.18 billion current LCU | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wholesale and retail trade, value added, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 576.51 billion current LCU against 537.04 billion current LCU in Benin as of 2011.
- What is the difference in wholesale and retail trade, value added between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 39.47 billion current LCU, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2010.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for wholesale and retail trade, value added?
- Benin ranks 13th and Burkina Faso ranks 12th of 46 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value added in trade is defined as the value of output of the trade industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Trade is a subset of services, comprising wholesale and retail trade, and hotel and restaurants (ISIC 50-55). Data are in current local currency.