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

Burkina Faso
0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.3999 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
41st
Nicaragua rank
42nd

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3999 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 203 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2785 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2487 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1970s 0.0415 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2727 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2312 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1980s 0.0453 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1525 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1072 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1990s 0.067 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1461 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0791 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2000s 0.078 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2377 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1597 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2010s 0.1871 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4021 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.215 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2020s 0.2687 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4206 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1519 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Burkina Faso or Nicaragua?
Burkina Faso, at 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3999 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and Nicaragua?
0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nicaragua?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Nicaragua rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.