Current account balance excluding net official capital grants in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Current account balance excluding net official capital grants was -2.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Current account balance excluding net official capital grants in Burkina Faso, 2005–2010
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded -2.0% for current account balance excluding net official capital grants in 2010. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 56.7% on the previous year and up 83.0% over ten years.
Burkina Faso ranks 11th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Current account balance excluding net official capital grants in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -11.6% | — |
| 2006 | -9.3% | -19.9% |
| 2007 | -8.3% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | -11.5% | +39.1% |
| 2009 | -4.6% | -60.5% |
| 2010 | -2.0% | -56.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's -2.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is -12.4%, 16% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's -2.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -8.9%, 22% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -9.1% | -11.6% | -4.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | -2.0% | -2.0% | -2.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More trade data for Burkina Faso
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 119.96 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 101.72 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.48 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 87.51 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.8 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 66.25 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.7158 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 7.03 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 4.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance excluding net official capital grants in Burkina Faso?
- Current account balance excluding net official capital grants in Burkina Faso was -2.0% in 2010, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest current account balance excluding net official capital grants recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was -2.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest current account balance excluding net official capital grants recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.6% in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for current account balance excluding net official capital grants?
- Burkina Faso ranks 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2010.
- Is current account balance excluding net official capital grants rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Current account balance excluding net official capital grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. This is divided by GDP at market prices, with both series expressed in current U.S. dollars.