Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU) 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
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.
Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 14.61 billion current LCU | — |
| 1986 | 1.71 billion current LCU | -88.3% |
| 1987 | 7.51 billion current LCU | +339.8% |
| 1988 | -901.25 million current LCU | -112.0% |
| 1989 | -2.69 billion current LCU | +198.7% |
| 1990 | 4.53 billion current LCU | -268.4% |
| 1991 | 18.63 billion current LCU | +310.9% |
| 1992 | 10.90 billion current LCU | -41.5% |
| 1993 | -5.01 billion current LCU | -146.0% |
| 1994 | 16.78 billion current LCU | -434.8% |
| 1995 | 40.81 billion current LCU | +143.2% |
| 1996 | 52.33 billion current LCU | +28.2% |
| 1997 | 50.74 billion current LCU | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 62.33 billion current LCU | +22.8% |
| 1999 | 56.93 billion current LCU | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 46.66 billion current LCU | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 35.48 billion current LCU | -24.0% |
| 2002 | 35.64 billion current LCU | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 115.78 billion current LCU | +224.8% |
| 2004 | 170.49 billion current LCU | +47.2% |
| 2005 | 87.15 billion current LCU | -48.9% |
| 2006 | 61.67 billion current LCU | -29.2% |
| 2007 | 85.41 billion current LCU | +38.5% |
| 2008 | 116.87 billion current LCU | +36.8% |
| 2009 | 221.58 billion current LCU | +89.6% |
| 2010 | 331.49 billion current LCU | +49.6% |
| 2011 | 345.10 billion current LCU | +4.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 345.10 billion current LCU is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.90 billion current LCU, 6.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 345.10 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.60 billion current LCU, 6.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More science & technology data for Burkina Faso
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.59 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.17 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 27.46 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 97.76 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3676 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 519.72 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
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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The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.