Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Burkina Faso
16,297 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
14,036 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
158th
Zambia rank
161st

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 16,297 current US$ per square kilometre against 14,036 current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 2,261 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zambia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 158th and Zambia ranks 161st of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 62.07 current US$ per square kilometre 986.18 current US$ per square kilometre 924.12 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1970s 136.26 current US$ per square kilometre 1,269 current US$ per square kilometre 1,133 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 309.38 current US$ per square kilometre 978.36 current US$ per square kilometre 668.98 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 508.43 current US$ per square kilometre 1,078 current US$ per square kilometre 569.35 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 1,330 current US$ per square kilometre 3,346 current US$ per square kilometre 2,016 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 9,247 current US$ per square kilometre 11,000 current US$ per square kilometre 1,753 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 16,834 current US$ per square kilometre 13,791 current US$ per square kilometre 3,043 current US$ per square kilometre Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
Burkina Faso, at 16,297 current US$ per square kilometre against 14,036 current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
2,261 current US$ per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Burkina Faso ranks 158th and Zambia ranks 161st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,220 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.