Burkina Faso vs Sweden: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 7.2% against 7.1% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 148th and Sweden ranks 147th of 196 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.2% | 3.2% | 74.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 62.4% | 2.7% | 59.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 38.9% | 2.7% | 36.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 2.5% | 15.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 3.5% | 14.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 5.8% | 6.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.6% | 0.9% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Burkina Faso or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 7.2% against 7.1% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Burkina Faso and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sweden?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sweden rank globally for food exports?
- Burkina Faso ranks 148th and Sweden ranks 147th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.