Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants

Burkina Faso
-373.88 billion current LCU
in 2011
Cameroon
-250.00 billion current LCU
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
40th
Cameroon rank
38th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
-500.0B0500.0B1.0T196519882011

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports -250.00 billion current LCU against -373.88 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 123.88 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Cameroon ranks 38th of 50 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Cameroon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Cameroon Difference Ahead
1980s -62.18 billion current LCU -198.20 billion current LCU 136.02 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
1990s -103.96 billion current LCU -248.23 billion current LCU 144.27 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
2000s -274.95 billion current LCU 404.48 billion current LCU 679.42 billion current LCU Cameroon
2010s -368.15 billion current LCU -224.00 billion current LCU 144.15 billion current LCU Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at -250.00 billion current LCU against -373.88 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
123.88 billion current LCU, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Cameroon ranks 38th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current 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
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,359 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Overall budget surplus/deficit (excluding current grants) is current and capital revenue excluding current grants, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.