Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Overall budget balance, including grants

Burkina Faso
-193.31 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sierra Leone
-327.14 billion current LCU
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
39th
Sierra Leone rank
41st

Overall budget balance, including grants over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sierra Leone
-500.0B0500.0B1.0T1.5T198519982011

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports -193.31 billion current LCU against -327.14 billion current LCU in Sierra Leone, a difference of 133.83 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s -62.01 billion current LCU -3.85 billion current LCU 58.16 billion current LCU Sierra Leone
1990s -84.47 billion current LCU -51.97 billion current LCU 32.50 billion current LCU Sierra Leone
2000s -210.01 billion current LCU 29.68 billion current LCU 239.69 billion current LCU Sierra Leone
2010s -203.96 billion current LCU -315.90 billion current LCU 111.94 billion current LCU Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall budget balance, including grants, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
Burkina Faso, at -193.31 billion current LCU against -327.14 billion current LCU in Sierra Leone as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall budget balance, including grants between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
133.83 billion current LCU, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for overall budget balance, including grants?
Burkina Faso ranks 39th and Sierra Leone ranks 41st 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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Indicator
Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,403 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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.