Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure was 8.29 billion in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Burkina Faso, 2005–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2023, total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Burkina Faso stood at 8.29 billion.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Burkina Faso peaked at 8.33 billion in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.53 billion, in 2005.
Burkina Faso ranks 134th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.53 billion | — |
| 2006 | 1.59 billion | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.85 billion | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 2.54 billion | +37.2% |
| 2009 | 2.14 billion | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 2.77 billion | +29.6% |
| 2011 | 3.76 billion | +35.9% |
| 2012 | 4.17 billion | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 5.26 billion | +26.0% |
| 2014 | 5.05 billion | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 4.49 billion | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 4.87 billion | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 5.48 billion | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 6.17 billion | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 5.98 billion | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 5.82 billion | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 7.37 billion | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 8.33 billion | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 8.29 billion | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.93 billion | 1.53 billion | 2.54 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.80 billion | 2.77 billion | 6.17 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.45 billion | 5.82 billion | 8.33 billion | 4 |
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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 total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Burkina Faso?
- Total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Burkina Faso was 8.29 billion in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 8.33 billion in 2022.
- What is the lowest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 billion in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure?
- Burkina Faso ranks 134th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. 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, published as part of Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.