Burkina Faso vs IDA blend: Fuel imports

Burkina Faso
41.1%
in 2024
IDA blend
29.6%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
3rd
IDA blend rank
3rd

Fuel imports over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • IDA blend
010203040196219932024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 41.1% against 29.6% in IDA blend, a difference of 11.5%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.4 times IDA blend's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1962 it was IDA blend ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 3rd and IDA blend ranks 3rd of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and IDA blend in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso IDA blend Difference Ahead
1960s 4.8% 6.0% 1.1% IDA blend
1970s 8.4% 8.4% 0.0% Burkina Faso
1980s 16.3% 17.6% 1.3% IDA blend
1990s 15.9% 11.8% 4.1% Burkina Faso
2000s 22.4% 16.8% 5.7% Burkina Faso
2010s 25.5% 20.4% 5.1% Burkina Faso
2020s 34.6% 24.6% 10.0% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel imports, Burkina Faso or IDA blend?
Burkina Faso, at 41.1% against 29.6% in IDA blend as of 2024.
What is the difference in fuel imports between Burkina Faso and IDA blend?
11.5%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and IDA blend?
45 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and IDA blend rank globally for fuel imports?
Burkina Faso ranks 3rd and IDA blend ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,984 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.