Burkina Faso vs Rwanda: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in

Burkina Faso
27.7%
in 2023
Rwanda
24.2%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
16th
Rwanda rank
19th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 27.7% against 24.2% in Rwanda, a difference of 3.5%.

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

The two have swapped places 18 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Rwanda ranks 19th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 36.3% 31.5% 4.8% Burkina Faso
1970s 23.1% 21.0% 2.1% Burkina Faso
1980s 27.9% 25.0% 2.9% Burkina Faso
1990s 31.0% 34.3% 3.3% Rwanda
2000s 35.9% 33.8% 2.2% Burkina Faso
2010s 25.8% 29.3% 3.5% Rwanda
2020s 25.1% 29.5% 4.4% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in, Burkina Faso or Rwanda?
Burkina Faso, at 27.7% against 24.2% in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
3.5%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Rwanda rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Rwanda ranks 19th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,763 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region 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.