Burkina Faso vs Low income: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Burkina Faso
0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Low income
0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
41st
Low income rank
39th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Low income
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.2349 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 2.4 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Low income ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Low income ranks 39th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Low income in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Low income Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1102 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0804 current US$ per US$ of GDP Low income
1970s 0.0415 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1128 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0714 current US$ per US$ of GDP Low income
1980s 0.0453 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1126 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0673 current US$ per US$ of GDP Low income
1990s 0.067 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1247 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0578 current US$ per US$ of GDP Low income
2000s 0.078 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.088 current US$ per US$ of GDP Low income
2010s 0.1871 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1354 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP Burkina Faso
2020s 0.2687 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1439 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1248 current US$ per US$ of GDP Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Burkina Faso or Low income?
Burkina Faso, at 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and Low income?
0.2349 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Low income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Low income rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Low income ranks 39th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.