Burkina Faso vs Egypt: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Burkina Faso
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports -3.8% against -4.0% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Egypt ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 134th and Egypt ranks 132nd of 200 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -8.1% | 0.5% | 8.5% | Egypt |
| 2010s | -4.9% | -3.1% | 1.8% | Egypt |
| 2020s | -2.4% | -3.8% | 1.4% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Burkina Faso or Egypt?
- Egypt, at -3.8% against -4.0% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Burkina Faso and Egypt?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Egypt?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Egypt rank globally for current account balance?
- Burkina Faso ranks 134th and Egypt ranks 132nd 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.