Barbados vs Burkina Faso: Current account balance as a share of GDP
Barbados
-5.2%
in 2017
Burkina Faso
-5.1%
in 2023
Barbados rank
143rd
Burkina Faso rank
142nd
Current account balance as a share of GDP over time
- Barbados
- Burkina Faso
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 143rd and Burkina Faso ranks 142nd of 193 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 share 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 share 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 share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 143rd and Burkina Faso ranks 142nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data, published as Current account balance as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%).