Burkina Faso vs Mali: Fuel imports

Burkina Faso
41.1%
in 2024
Mali
36.3%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
3rd
Mali rank
6th

Fuel imports over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali
010203040196219932024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 41.1% against 36.3% in Mali, a difference of 4.8%.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Mali ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 3rd and Mali ranks 6th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 5.1% 6.8% 1.7% Mali
1970s 8.6% 12.9% 4.3% Mali
1980s 14.8% 31.0% 16.2% Mali
1990s 15.9% 16.8% 0.9% Mali
2000s 21.2% 20.7% 0.4% Burkina Faso
2010s 24.4% 26.8% 2.4% Mali
2020s 33.0% 32.3% 0.7% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel imports, Burkina Faso or Mali?
Burkina Faso, at 41.1% against 36.3% in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in fuel imports between Burkina Faso and Mali?
4.8%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
42 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for fuel imports?
Burkina Faso ranks 3rd and Mali ranks 6th 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.