Barbados vs Burkina Faso: Current account balance as a proportion of GDP

Barbados
-5.2%
in 2017
Burkina Faso
-5.1%
in 2023
Barbados rank
149th
Burkina Faso rank
148th

Current account balance as a proportion of GDP over time

  • Barbados
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports -5.1% against -5.2% in Barbados, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Barbados ranks 149th and Burkina Faso ranks 148th of 204 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
2000s -9.7% -8.1% 1.6% Burkina Faso
2010s -5.8% -5.2% 0.6% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance as a proportion of gdp, Barbados or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at -5.1% against -5.2% in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in current account balance as a proportion of gdp between Barbados and Burkina Faso?
0.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Burkina Faso?
13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2017.
How do Barbados and Burkina Faso rank globally for current account balance as a proportion of gdp?
Barbados ranks 149th and Burkina Faso ranks 148th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
207 places, 4,677 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed