Burkina Faso vs Kazakhstan: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)

Burkina Faso
11.2%
in 2024
Kazakhstan
11.1%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
145th
Kazakhstan rank
147th

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Kazakhstan
0102030196219932025

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 11.2% against 11.1% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 145th and Kazakhstan ranks 147th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Kazakhstan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1990s 19.7% 11.1% 8.6% Burkina Faso
2000s 16.4% 7.0% 9.5% Burkina Faso
2010s 12.9% 10.3% 2.6% Burkina Faso
2020s 11.4% 15.0% 3.6% Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Burkina Faso or Kazakhstan?
Burkina Faso, at 11.2% against 11.1% in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Burkina Faso and Kazakhstan?
0.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kazakhstan?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Kazakhstan rank globally for food imports?
Burkina Faso ranks 145th and Kazakhstan ranks 147th 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

Indicator
Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 10,133 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.