Burkina Faso vs Congo: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Burkina Faso
5.88 billion current US$
in 2023
Congo
5.96 billion current US$
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
133rd
Congo rank
131st

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Congo
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 5.96 billion current US$ against 5.88 billion current US$ in Burkina Faso, a difference of 80.20 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 133rd and Congo ranks 131st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 24.52 million current US$ 65.12 million current US$ 40.60 million current US$ Congo
1970s 132.06 million current US$ 151.04 million current US$ 18.98 million current US$ Congo
1980s 332.15 million current US$ 512.76 million current US$ 180.61 million current US$ Congo
1990s 490.52 million current US$ 661.04 million current US$ 170.51 million current US$ Congo
2000s 1.09 billion current US$ 2.27 billion current US$ 1.18 billion current US$ Congo
2010s 3.54 billion current US$ 6.79 billion current US$ 3.25 billion current US$ Congo
2020s 5.04 billion current US$ 3.46 billion current US$ 1.57 billion current US$ Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Burkina Faso or Congo?
Congo, at 5.96 billion current US$ against 5.88 billion current US$ in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Burkina Faso and Congo?
80.20 million current US$, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Congo?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Congo rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Burkina Faso ranks 133rd and Congo ranks 131st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.