Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in over time
- Burkina Faso
- Nigeria
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 14.9% against 10.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Nigeria ranks 40th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.3% | 2.0% | 71.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 48.0% | 2.1% | 45.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 24.9% | 4.3% | 20.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 25.3% | 8.2% | 17.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 19.2% | 17.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 24.3% | 7.6% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 17.5% | 6.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?
- Burkina Faso, at 14.9% against 10.2% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 4.7%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Nigeria ranks 40th 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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About this data
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.