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

Burkina Faso
-373.88 billion current LCU
in 2011
Guinea
-422.76 billion current LCU
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
40th
Guinea rank
42nd

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports -373.88 billion current LCU against -422.76 billion current LCU in Guinea, a difference of 48.88 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Guinea ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Guinea ranks 42nd of 50 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s -71.28 billion current LCU -81.17 billion current LCU 9.89 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
1990s -103.96 billion current LCU -204.84 billion current LCU 100.88 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
2000s -274.95 billion current LCU -402.82 billion current LCU 127.87 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
2010s -368.15 billion current LCU -2.11 trillion current LCU 1.74 trillion current LCU Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
Burkina Faso, at -373.88 billion current LCU against -422.76 billion current LCU in Guinea as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
48.88 billion current LCU, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
26 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Guinea ranks 42nd 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.