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

Burkina Faso
-373.88 billion current LCU
in 2011
Chad
-294.10 billion current LCU
in 2010
Burkina Faso rank
40th
Chad rank
39th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Chad
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How they compare

Chad currently reports -294.10 billion current LCU against -373.88 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 79.78 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Chad ranks 39th of 50 countries.

Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Chad Difference Ahead
1980s -75.50 billion current LCU -66.13 billion current LCU 9.37 billion current LCU Chad
1990s -103.96 billion current LCU -78.05 billion current LCU 25.92 billion current LCU Chad
2000s -274.95 billion current LCU -86.68 billion current LCU 188.27 billion current LCU Chad
2010s -362.43 billion current LCU -294.10 billion current LCU 68.33 billion current LCU Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Burkina Faso or Chad?
Chad, at -294.10 billion current LCU against -373.88 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2010.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Burkina Faso and Chad?
79.78 billion current LCU, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Chad?
24 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2010.
How do Burkina Faso and Chad rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Chad ranks 39th 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.