Burkina Faso vs Madagascar: External capital grants

Burkina Faso
180.57 billion current LCU
in 2011
Madagascar
438.50 billion current LCU
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
8th
Madagascar rank
6th

External capital grants over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 438.50 billion current LCU against 180.57 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 257.93 billion current LCU.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 2.4 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Madagascar ranks 6th of 54 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 0 current LCU 0 current LCU 0 current LCU
1970s 0 current LCU 0 current LCU 0 current LCU
1980s 85.00 million current LCU 2.16 billion current LCU 2.08 billion current LCU Madagascar
1990s 19.50 billion current LCU 71.25 billion current LCU 51.76 billion current LCU Madagascar
2000s 64.93 billion current LCU 251.97 billion current LCU 187.04 billion current LCU Madagascar
2010s 164.19 billion current LCU 379.80 billion current LCU 215.61 billion current LCU Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external capital grants, Burkina Faso or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 438.50 billion current LCU against 180.57 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
What is the difference in external capital grants between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
257.93 billion current LCU, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Madagascar rank globally for external capital grants?
Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Madagascar ranks 6th of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as External capital grants (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
External capital grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 2,808 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Grants are unrequited, nonrepayable, noncompulsory receipts of government from other governments or international institutions. In determination of the deficit/surplus, grants are grouped with revenue and expenditure rather than with financing. Values are