Burkina Faso vs Gambia: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gambia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports -4.0% against -4.1% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Gambia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 134th and Gambia ranks 136th of 200 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -8.1% | -3.0% | 5.0% | Gambia |
| 2010s | -4.9% | -5.3% | 0.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | -2.4% | -4.5% | 2.1% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Burkina Faso or Gambia?
- Burkina Faso, at -4.0% against -4.1% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 0.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for current account balance?
- Burkina Faso ranks 134th and Gambia ranks 136th 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.