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Economy power of Burkina Faso & Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Burkina Faso vs Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Burkina Faso Democratic Republic of the Congo
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World Rank 80 2.33 World Rank 47 3.48
The West African nation of Burkina Faso is one of the smallest and one of the poorest nations in the entire world. It was previously known as the Republic of Upper Volta. The land covers an area of aprpoximately 264,200 square kilometers and it is bordered by such nations as Mali, Niger, Bening, Togo, Ghana, and the Ivory Coast. More about Burkina Faso The Democratic Republic of the Congo, or shortly known as DRC, is a nation that was historically known as the Republic of Zaire. It is located in Central Africa and with the land coverage of 2.345 million square kilometers, this is the largest country in the Sub-Saharan region of Africa and the second-largest in the entire African continent.  More about Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

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(United States of America (USA))

Burkina Faso Democratic Republic of the Congo
Position in the ranking of countries
GDP [US$] 19,737,615,114 55,350,968,593
Percentage of the other

Gross domestic product growth rate

Gross domestic product per capita

Gross domestic product (PPP)

Gross domestic product (PPP) per capita

Gross national income (GNI, Inflation)

Gross national income

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(United States of America (USA))

Burkina Faso Democratic Republic of the Congo
Position in the ranking of countries
GNI [US$] 18,717,882,892 51,986,874,181
Percentage of the other

Gross national income per capita

Inflation consumer prices (annual %)

International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

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(China)

Burkina Faso Democratic Republic of the Congo
Position in the ranking of countries
External balance [US$] -555,225,299 160,710,269
Percentage of the other

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

Exports of goods and services (current US$)

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Employment by sector, Unemployment

Unemployment (% of total labor force)

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(South Africa)

Burkina Faso Democratic Republic of the Congo
Position in the ranking of countries
Unemployment [%] 5.23 5.11
Percentage of the other

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)

Employment in industry (% of total employment)

Employment in services (% of total employment)

Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)

Population (total, growth, density, demgraphy)

Total population

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(China)

Burkina Faso Democratic Republic of the Congo
Position in the ranking of countries
Population 22,100,683 95,894,118
Percentage of the other

Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography