Current account balance in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Current account balance was -2.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Current account balance in Burkina Faso, 2005–2010
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in % of GNP.
Analysis
In 2010, current account balance in Burkina Faso stood at -2.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.7% on the previous year and up 83.1% over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
Current account balance in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GNP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -11.7% | — |
| 2006 | -9.3% | -20.2% |
| 2007 | -8.3% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | -11.5% | +39.1% |
| 2009 | -4.6% | -60.5% |
| 2010 | -2.0% | -56.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -9.1% | -11.7% | -4.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | -2.0% | -2.0% | -2.0% | 1 |
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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 in Burkina Faso?
- Current account balance in Burkina Faso was -2.0% in 2010, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was -2.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.7% in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for current account balance?
- Burkina Faso ranks 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2010.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Current account balance (% of GNP). 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are divided by GNP at market prices in U.S. dollars to facilitate comparison across economies.