Burkina Faso vs South Asia: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Burkina Faso
0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Asia
0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
41st
South Asia rank
43rd
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Burkina Faso
- South Asia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia, a difference of 0.2894 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 3.6 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 41st and South Asia ranks 43rd of 203 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and South Asia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Asia |
| 1970s | 0.0415 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0451 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Asia |
| 1980s | 0.0453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0478 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Asia |
| 1990s | 0.067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0825 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Asia |
| 2000s | 0.078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Asia |
| 2010s | 0.1871 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0488 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.2687 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1508 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$), per unit of gdp, Burkina Faso or South Asia?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and South Asia?
- 0.2894 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Asia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and South Asia rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 41st and South Asia ranks 43rd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.