Bhutan vs Burkina Faso: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Bhutan
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 11.4% against 11.2% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Bhutan ranks 136th and Burkina Faso ranks 139th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.3% | 19.2% | 0.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 15.6% | 1.1% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 13.0% | 1.1% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 11.4% | 6.3% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Bhutan or Burkina Faso?
- Bhutan, at 11.4% against 11.2% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Bhutan and Burkina Faso?
- 0.2%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Burkina Faso?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Burkina Faso rank globally for food imports?
- Bhutan ranks 136th and Burkina Faso ranks 139th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.