Burkina Faso - Current account balance

Current account balance (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in Burkina Faso was $743,231,900 as of 2020. Over the past 15 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $743,231,900 in 2020 and ($1,345,544,000) in 2013.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
2005 ($634,569,300)
2006 ($543,935,800)
2007 ($560,735,700)
2008 ($967,031,300)
2009 ($381,568,200)
2010 ($181,625,000)
2011 ($160,392,800)
2012 ($162,293,600)
2013 ($1,345,544,000)
2014 ($998,954,300)
2015 ($895,400,100)
2016 ($780,222,100)
2017 ($896,284,700)
2018 ($664,796,700)
2019 ($523,837,200)
2020 $743,231,900

Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Burkina Faso was 4.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 4.14 in 2020, while its lowest value was -10.32 in 2005.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
2005 -10.32
2006 -8.31
2007 -7.35
2008 -10.23
2009 -4.04
2010 -1.80
2011 -1.33
2012 -1.29
2013 -10.01
2014 -7.16
2015 -7.57
2016 -6.08
2017 -6.35
2018 -4.18
2019 -3.24
2020 4.14

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments