Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Current account balance

Burkina Faso
-918.24 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sierra Leone
-984.26 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
122nd
Sierra Leone rank
123rd

Current account balance over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sierra Leone
-2.0B-1.0B01.0B197720002024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports -918.24 million BoP, current US$ against -984.26 million BoP, current US$ in Sierra Leone, a difference of 66.02 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 122nd and Sierra Leone ranks 123rd of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s -617.57 million BoP, current US$ -182.50 million BoP, current US$ 435.06 million BoP, current US$ Sierra Leone
2010s -660.93 million BoP, current US$ -799.49 million BoP, current US$ 138.56 million BoP, current US$ Burkina Faso
2020s -503.78 million BoP, current US$ -570.82 million BoP, current US$ 67.03 million BoP, current US$ Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
Burkina Faso, at -918.24 million BoP, current US$ against -984.26 million BoP, current US$ in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
66.02 million BoP, current US$, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for current account balance?
Burkina Faso ranks 122nd and Sierra Leone ranks 123rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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
201 places, 7,828 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.