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Economy power of Burkina Faso & South Africa

Burkina Faso vs South Africa

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World Rank 108 1.78 World Rank 53 3.17

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 Republic of South Africa, also known as RSA, is the southernmost country in the continent. It is one of the most important nations in Africa and in the entire world, being the 24th-most populous nation. Due to its large size, it does not have high density numbers. Interestingly, RSA has three different capital cities. The executive one is Pretoria, the judicial is Bloemfontein, and the legislative is Cape Town. Interestingly, these are not the largest - Johannesburg is the one with the largest population. More about South Africa

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

(United States of America (USA))

	Burkina Faso	South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GDP [US$]	20,324,617,844	380,699,271,814
Percentage of the other

Gross national income (GNI, Inflation)

Gross national income

(United States of America (USA))

	Burkina Faso	South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
GNI [US$]	19,484,760,476	375,533,190,780
Percentage of the other

International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

(China)

	Burkina Faso	South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
External balance [US$]	-1,442,586,517	1,252,341,416
Percentage of the other

Employment by sector, Unemployment

Unemployment (% of total labor force)

(Eswatini)

	Burkina Faso	South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Unemployment [%]	5.17	33.17
Percentage of the other

Population (total, growth, density, demgraphy)

Total population

(India)

	Burkina Faso	South Africa
Position in the ranking of countries
Population	23,025,776	63,212,384
Percentage of the other

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Economy power of Burkina Faso & South Africa

Burkina Faso vs South Africa

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

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

Gross national income per capita

Inflation consumer prices (annual %)

International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

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)

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

Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography