Current budget balance, including grants in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Current budget balance, including grants was 345.10 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
345.10 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
16th
of 51 countries
All-time high
345.10 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
-5.01 billion current LCU
in 1993
Years of data
27
1985–2011

Current budget balance, including grants in Burkina Faso, 1985–2011

0100.0B200.0B300.0B1985199820111985: 14.6B current LCU1986: 1.7B current LCU1987: 7.5B current LCU1988: -901.3M current LCU1989: -2.7B current LCU1990: 4.5B current LCU1991: 18.6B current LCU1992: 10.9B current LCU1993: -5.0B current LCU1994: 16.8B current LCU1995: 40.8B current LCU1996: 52.3B current LCU1997: 50.7B current LCU1998: 62.3B current LCU1999: 56.9B current LCU2000: 46.7B current LCU2001: 35.5B current LCU2002: 35.6B current LCU2003: 115.8B current LCU2004: 170.5B current LCU2005: 87.1B current LCU2006: 61.7B current LCU2007: 85.4B current LCU2008: 116.9B current LCU2009: 221.6B current LCU2010: 331.5B current LCU2011: 345.1B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2011, current budget balance, including grants in Burkina Faso stood at 345.10 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 872.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, current budget balance, including grants in Burkina Faso peaked at 345.10 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, -5.01 billion current LCU, in 1993.

That places Burkina Faso 16th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.05 billion current LCU -2.69 billion current LCU 14.61 billion current LCU 5
1990s 30.90 billion current LCU -5.01 billion current LCU 62.33 billion current LCU 10
2000s 97.67 billion current LCU 35.48 billion current LCU 221.58 billion current LCU 10
2010s 338.29 billion current LCU 331.49 billion current LCU 345.10 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 13 Cameroon 482.00 billion current LCU compare
  2. 14 Cote d'Ivoire 429.20 billion current LCU compare
  3. 15 Rwanda 399.31 billion current LCU compare
  4. 17 Senegal 274.90 billion current LCU compare
  5. 18 Guinea 201.01 billion current LCU compare
  6. 19 Chad 154.90 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is current budget balance, including grants in Burkina Faso?
Current budget balance, including grants in Burkina Faso was 345.10 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 345.10 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was -5.01 billion current LCU in 1993.
How does Burkina Faso rank for current budget balance, including grants?
Burkina Faso ranks 16th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is current budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 872.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,408 data points, 1965–2011
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The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.