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

Burkina Faso
1.22 billion current US$
in 2011
Namibia
1.67 billion current US$
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
19th
Namibia rank
17th

Wholesale and retail trade, value added over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.67 billion current US$ against 1.22 billion current US$ in Burkina Faso, a difference of 448.90 million current US$.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.4 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Namibia ranks 17th of 47 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 306.17 million current US$ 145.54 million current US$ 160.63 million current US$ Burkina Faso
1990s 355.37 million current US$ 305.77 million current US$ 49.60 million current US$ Burkina Faso
2000s 570.39 million current US$ 726.13 million current US$ 155.74 million current US$ Namibia
2010s 1.14 billion current US$ 1.60 billion current US$ 457.98 million current US$ Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wholesale and retail trade, value added, Burkina Faso or Namibia?
Namibia, at 1.67 billion current US$ against 1.22 billion current US$ in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
What is the difference in wholesale and retail trade, value added between Burkina Faso and Namibia?
448.90 million current US$, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Namibia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Namibia rank globally for wholesale and retail trade, value added?
Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Namibia ranks 17th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current US$). 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 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
49 places, 1,273 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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 U.S. dollars.