Botswana vs Burkina Faso: Current account balance

Botswana
-821.14 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Burkina Faso
-918.24 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Botswana rank
121st
Burkina Faso rank
122nd

Current account balance over time

  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
-1.0B01.0B2.0B197519992024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports -821.14 million BoP, current US$ against -918.24 million BoP, current US$ in Burkina Faso, a difference of 97.10 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 121st and Burkina Faso ranks 122nd of 199 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
2000s 940.75 million BoP, current US$ -617.57 million BoP, current US$ 1.56 billion BoP, current US$ Botswana
2010s 197.84 million BoP, current US$ -660.93 million BoP, current US$ 858.78 million BoP, current US$ Botswana
2020s -490.24 million BoP, current US$ -503.78 million BoP, current US$ 13.55 million BoP, current US$ Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Botswana or Burkina Faso?
Botswana, at -821.14 million BoP, current US$ against -918.24 million BoP, current US$ in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Botswana and Burkina Faso?
97.10 million BoP, current US$, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Burkina Faso?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Burkina Faso rank globally for current account balance?
Botswana ranks 121st and Burkina Faso ranks 122nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Current account balance (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,806 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.