Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports)
Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lesotho
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 6.0% against 5.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Lesotho ranks 28th of 195 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.5% | 2.5% | 52.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 4.5% | 9.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 5.8% | 1.7% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural raw materials exports, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
- Burkina Faso, at 6.0% against 5.1% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural raw materials exports between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 0.9%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for agricultural raw materials exports?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Lesotho ranks 28th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.