Benin vs Burkina Faso: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in

Benin
16.4%
in 2023
Burkina Faso
14.9%
in 2023
Benin rank
34th
Burkina Faso rank
37th

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

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
020406080100196119922023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 16.4% against 14.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Benin ranks 34th and Burkina Faso ranks 37th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1960s 14.2% 73.3% 59.1% Burkina Faso
1970s 18.6% 48.0% 29.5% Burkina Faso
1980s 14.3% 26.7% 12.4% Burkina Faso
1990s 14.8% 25.3% 10.4% Burkina Faso
2000s 31.0% 36.8% 5.8% Burkina Faso
2010s 33.1% 16.7% 16.4% Benin
2020s 14.4% 11.4% 3.0% Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in, Benin or Burkina Faso?
Benin, at 16.4% against 14.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in between Benin and Burkina Faso?
1.5%, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
Benin ranks 34th and Burkina Faso ranks 37th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (% 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
251 places, 12,428 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa 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.