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

Burkina Faso
-554.45 billion current LCU
in 2011
Rwanda
-469.55 billion current LCU
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
29th
Rwanda rank
28th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Rwanda
-600.0B-400.0B-200.0B0198519982011

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports -469.55 billion current LCU against -554.45 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 84.90 billion current LCU.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Rwanda ranks 28th of 35 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s -123.46 billion current LCU -41.99 billion current LCU 81.47 billion current LCU Rwanda
2000s -339.88 billion current LCU -168.19 billion current LCU 171.70 billion current LCU Rwanda
2010s -532.34 billion current LCU -465.29 billion current LCU 67.05 billion current LCU Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Burkina Faso or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at -469.55 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 Rwanda?
84.90 billion current LCU, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Rwanda rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Rwanda ranks 28th 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.