Burkina Faso vs Somalia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia

Burkina Faso
0.5%
in 2023
Somalia
0.7%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
179th
Somalia rank
177th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Somalia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 179th and Somalia ranks 177th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 2.5% 1.2% 1.3% Burkina Faso
1980s 3.7% 0.7% 3.0% Burkina Faso
1990s 13.9% 0.7% 13.1% Burkina Faso
2000s 0.5% 3.1% 2.6% Somalia
2010s 3.2% 2.4% 0.9% Burkina Faso
2020s 0.5% 1.5% 1.0% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia, Burkina Faso or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.7% against 0.5% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia between Burkina Faso and Somalia?
0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Somalia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Somalia rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
Burkina Faso ranks 179th and Somalia ranks 177th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,319 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.