Burkina Faso vs Kiribati: Ores and metals imports

Burkina Faso
0.4%
in 2024
Kiribati
0.4%
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
185th
Kiribati rank
183rd

Ores and metals imports over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Kiribati
01234196219932024

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 185th and Kiribati ranks 183rd of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Kiribati in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Kiribati Difference Ahead
1970s 1.5% 0.9% 0.6% Burkina Faso
1980s 1.2% 2.6% 1.4% Kiribati
1990s 1.0% 0.4% 0.6% Burkina Faso
2000s 0.7% 0.4% 0.3% Burkina Faso
2010s 0.6% 1.6% 1.1% Kiribati
2020s 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ores and metals imports, Burkina Faso or Kiribati?
Kiribati, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Burkina Faso as of 2021.
What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Burkina Faso and Kiribati?
0.0%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kiribati?
30 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2021.
How do Burkina Faso and Kiribati rank globally for ores and metals imports?
Burkina Faso ranks 185th and Kiribati ranks 183rd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Ores and metals 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
Ores and metals 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, 9,983 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.