Burundi vs Sierra Leone: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Burundi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Burundi currently reports -13.7% against -14.1% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Burundi ranks 179th and Sierra Leone ranks 180th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -4.5% | 3.6% | 8.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | -3.0% | -8.3% | 5.2% | Burundi |
| 2000s | -6.1% | -6.1% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | -13.1% | -13.7% | 0.7% | Burundi |
| 2020s | -14.3% | -8.3% | 6.0% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Burundi or Sierra Leone?
- Burundi, at -13.7% against -14.1% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Burundi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.4%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Sierra Leone rank globally for current account balance?
- Burundi ranks 179th and Sierra Leone ranks 180th 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.