Afghanistan vs Burundi: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Afghanistan
- Burundi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports -13.7% against -15.7% in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 182nd and Burundi ranks 179th of 200 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Burundi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.1% | -12.6% | 12.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | -18.1% | -13.1% | 5.0% | Burundi |
| 2020s | -15.7% | -10.9% | 4.9% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Afghanistan or Burundi?
- Burundi, at -13.7% against -15.7% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Afghanistan and Burundi?
- 2.0%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burundi?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Burundi rank globally for current account balance?
- Afghanistan ranks 182nd and Burundi ranks 179th 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 (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.