Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea: Primary balance, excluding interest

Burkina Faso
-164.68 billion current LCU
in 2011
Equatorial Guinea
-456.10 billion current LCU
in 2009
Burkina Faso rank
41st
Equatorial Guinea rank
43rd

Primary balance, excluding interest over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Equatorial Guinea
-500.0B0500.0B1.0T1.5T198519982011

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports -164.68 billion current LCU against -456.10 billion current LCU in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 291.42 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 43rd of 50 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s -90.11 billion current LCU 5.36 billion current LCU 95.46 billion current LCU Equatorial Guinea
2000s -184.75 billion current LCU 414.97 billion current LCU 599.71 billion current LCU Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary balance, excluding interest, Burkina Faso or Equatorial Guinea?
Burkina Faso, at -164.68 billion current LCU against -456.10 billion current LCU in Equatorial Guinea as of 2011.
What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
291.42 billion current LCU, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
15 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2009.
How do Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for primary balance, excluding interest?
Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 43rd 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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About this data

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).