Current account balance in Burkina Faso
The current account balance of Burkina Faso was -4.0% of GDP in 2024.
Burkina Faso, 2024
-4.0%
Change from 2023
+1.1percentage points
Position in 2024
112th of 168
Current account balance in Burkina Faso over time
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Burkina Faso
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.2% |
| 2019 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | -7.6% |
| 2014 | -7.2% |
| 2013 | -10.0% |
| 2012 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | -10.2% |
| 2007 | -7.4% |
| 2006 | -8.3% |
| 2005 | -10.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from -5.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was -7.2%, the figure has changed by +3.2 percentage points.
- Among the 168 countries with data for 2024, Burkina Faso has the 112th highest value.