Overall budget balance, including grants in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Overall budget balance, including grants was -193.31 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Overall budget balance, including grants in Burkina Faso, 1985–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded -193.31 billion current LCU for overall budget balance, including grants in 2011.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall budget balance, including grants in Burkina Faso peaked at -25.29 billion current LCU in 1985 and was at its lowest, -299.07 billion current LCU, in 2007.
Burkina Faso ranks 39th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -62.01 billion current LCU | -119.09 billion current LCU | -25.29 billion current LCU | 5 |
| 1990s | -84.47 billion current LCU | -173.02 billion current LCU | -38.57 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -210.01 billion current LCU | -299.07 billion current LCU | -121.97 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -203.96 billion current LCU | -214.61 billion current LCU | -193.31 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 36 South Africa -148.72 billion current LCU compare
- 37 Niger -149.00 billion current LCU compare
- 38 Cameroon -159.00 billion current LCU compare
- 40 Chad -206.80 billion current LCU compare
- 41 Sierra Leone -327.14 billion current LCU compare
- 42 Côte d'Ivoire -349.70 billion current LCU compare
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 overall budget balance, including grants in Burkina Faso?
- Overall budget balance, including grants in Burkina Faso was -193.31 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was -25.29 billion current LCU in 1985.
- What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -299.07 billion current LCU in 2007.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Burkina Faso ranks 39th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.