Benin vs Burkina Faso: Primary balance, excluding interest

Benin
-112.67 billion current LCU
in 2005
Burkina Faso
-164.68 billion current LCU
in 2011
Benin rank
38th
Burkina Faso rank
41st

Primary balance, excluding interest over time

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
-300.0B-200.0B-100.0B0198519982011

How they compare

Benin currently reports -112.67 billion current LCU against -164.68 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 52.01 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 38th and Burkina Faso ranks 41st of 50 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1980s -59.26 billion current LCU -113.01 billion current LCU 53.75 billion current LCU Benin
1990s -30.54 billion current LCU -71.95 billion current LCU 41.41 billion current LCU Benin
2000s -65.04 billion current LCU -164.00 billion current LCU 98.97 billion current LCU Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary balance, excluding interest, Benin or Burkina Faso?
Benin, at -112.67 billion current LCU against -164.68 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2005.
What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Benin and Burkina Faso?
52.01 billion current LCU, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
17 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2005.
How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for primary balance, excluding interest?
Benin ranks 38th and Burkina Faso ranks 41st of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,197 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).