What is the difference in wholesale and retail trade, value added between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?

84.96 billion current LCU, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Rwanda: Wholesale and retail trade, value added

Burkina Faso

576.51 billion current LCU

in 2011

Rwanda

491.56 billion current LCU

in 2011

Burkina Faso rank

12th

Rwanda rank

14th

Wholesale and retail trade, value added over time

Burkina Faso
Rwanda

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 576.51 billion current LCU against 491.56 billion current LCU in Rwanda, a difference of 84.96 billion current LCU.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Rwanda ranks 14th of 46 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	183.58 billion current LCU	61.74 billion current LCU	121.84 billion current LCU	Burkina Faso
2000s	301.66 billion current LCU	177.69 billion current LCU	123.97 billion current LCU	Burkina Faso
2010s	550.69 billion current LCU	461.78 billion current LCU	88.90 billion current LCU	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wholesale and retail trade, value added, Burkina Faso or Rwanda?: Burkina Faso, at 576.51 billion current LCU against 491.56 billion current LCU in Rwanda as of 2011.
What is the difference in wholesale and retail trade, value added between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?: 84.96 billion current LCU, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Rwanda rank globally for wholesale and retail trade, value added?: Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Rwanda ranks 14th 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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Indicator: Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 46 places, 1,200 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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.