Burkina Faso - 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

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments