Burkina Faso vs Niger: Overall budget balance, including grants
Burkina Faso
-193.31 billion current LCU
in 2011
Niger
-149.00 billion current LCU
in 2005
Burkina Faso rank
39th
Niger rank
37th
Overall budget balance, including grants over time
- Burkina Faso
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports -149.00 billion current LCU against -193.31 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 44.30 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 39th and Niger ranks 37th of 51 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -62.01 billion current LCU | -61.78 billion current LCU | 226.22 million current LCU | Niger |
| 1990s | -84.47 billion current LCU | -63.18 billion current LCU | 21.29 billion current LCU | Niger |
| 2000s | -181.50 billion current LCU | -96.75 billion current LCU | 84.75 billion current LCU | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall budget balance, including grants, Burkina Faso or Niger?
- Niger, at -149.00 billion current LCU against -193.31 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2005.
- What is the difference in overall budget balance, including grants between Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 44.30 billion current LCU, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2005.
- How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Burkina Faso ranks 39th and Niger ranks 37th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Overall budget balance, including 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
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.