Burkina Faso vs Rwanda: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Burkina Faso
255.36 current US$ per person
in 2023
Rwanda
274.07 current US$ per person
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
184th
Rwanda rank
183rd

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Rwanda
0100200300196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 274.07 current US$ per person against 255.36 current US$ per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 18.71 current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Rwanda ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 184th and Rwanda ranks 183rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 4.71 current US$ per person 3.41 current US$ per person 1.3 current US$ per person Burkina Faso
1970s 20.94 current US$ per person 13.74 current US$ per person 7.2 current US$ per person Burkina Faso
1980s 42.01 current US$ per person 38.13 current US$ per person 3.88 current US$ per person Burkina Faso
1990s 47.38 current US$ per person 31.48 current US$ per person 15.9 current US$ per person Burkina Faso
2000s 76.32 current US$ per person 55.99 current US$ per person 20.33 current US$ per person Burkina Faso
2010s 190.23 current US$ per person 171.49 current US$ per person 18.74 current US$ per person Burkina Faso
2020s 225.74 current US$ per person 279.82 current US$ per person 54.08 current US$ per person Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Burkina Faso or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 274.07 current US$ per person against 255.36 current US$ per person in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
18.71 current US$ per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Rwanda rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 184th and Rwanda ranks 183rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.