Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants

Burkina Faso
-554.45 billion current LCU
in 2011
Guinea
-427.50 billion current LCU
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
29th
Guinea rank
27th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Guinea
-600.0B-400.0B-200.0B0200.0B400.0B198519982011

How they compare

Guinea currently reports -427.50 billion current LCU against -554.45 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 126.94 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Guinea ranks 27th of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s -156.92 billion current LCU -225.55 billion current LCU 68.64 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
2000s -339.88 billion current LCU -321.80 billion current LCU 18.08 billion current LCU Guinea
2010s -532.34 billion current LCU -339.30 billion current LCU 193.04 billion current LCU Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
Guinea, at -427.50 billion current LCU against -554.45 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
126.94 billion current LCU, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Guinea ranks 27th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 881 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue excluding current grants less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Values are in current local currencies.