Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Total capital expenditure and net lending

Burkina Faso
538.40 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sierra Leone
727.79 billion current LCU
in 2008
Burkina Faso rank
19th
Sierra Leone rank
16th

Total capital expenditure and net lending over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 727.79 billion current LCU against 538.40 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 189.39 billion current LCU.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Sierra Leone ranks 16th of 51 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 66.05 billion current LCU 1.34 billion current LCU 64.71 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
1990s 115.36 billion current LCU 21.56 billion current LCU 93.81 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
2000s 294.72 billion current LCU 199.20 billion current LCU 95.53 billion current LCU Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total capital expenditure and net lending, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 727.79 billion current LCU against 538.40 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2008.
What is the difference in total capital expenditure and net lending between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
189.39 billion current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
24 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2008.
How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for total capital expenditure and net lending?
Burkina Faso ranks 19th and Sierra Leone ranks 16th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Total capital expenditure and net lending (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total capital expenditure and net lending (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,453 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Expenditure for acquisition of land, intangible assets, government stocks, and nonmilitary and nonfinancial assets; also for capital grants and lending minus repayments. Data are in current local currency.