Burundi vs Rwanda: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 45.9% against 45.2% in Burundi, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.
Burundi ranks 125th and Rwanda ranks 123rd of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.4% | 18.5% | 3.1% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 24.2% | 26.4% | 2.2% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 24.3% | 2.7% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 26.9% | 20.9% | 6.1% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 20.1% | 6.1% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 36.9% | 2.6% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 49.6% | 10.9% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 45.9% against 45.2% in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 0.7%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Burundi ranks 125th and Rwanda ranks 123rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.