Benin vs Burkina Faso: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 41.7% against 41.4% in Benin, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Benin ranks 164th and Burkina Faso ranks 161st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Burkina Faso in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.7% | 75.8% | 5.9% | Benin |
| 1970s | 79.6% | 73.9% | 5.6% | Benin |
| 1980s | 71.2% | 66.1% | 5.1% | Benin |
| 1990s | 65.3% | 58.7% | 6.6% | Benin |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 47.1% | 7.4% | Benin |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 48.2% | 5.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 46.5% | 4.1% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 41.7% against 41.4% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 0.3%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Benin ranks 164th and Burkina Faso ranks 161st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.