Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
21,542 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
23,818 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
170th
Zimbabwe rank
167th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 23,818 current US$ per square kilometre against 21,542 current US$ per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2,276 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 170th and Zimbabwe ranks 167th of 205 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 141.73 current US$ per square kilometre | 773.77 current US$ per square kilometre | 632.04 current US$ per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 529.24 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,743 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,214 current US$ per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1,317 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,458 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,141 current US$ per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 2,007 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,087 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,080 current US$ per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 4,512 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,343 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,831 current US$ per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 12,734 current US$ per square kilometre | 15,822 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,088 current US$ per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 18,401 current US$ per square kilometre | 20,090 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,689 current US$ per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 23,818 current US$ per square kilometre against 21,542 current US$ per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
- 2,276 current US$ per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 170th and Zimbabwe ranks 167th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.