Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Broad money growth
Broad money growth over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lesotho
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 17.4% against 17.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lesotho ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 33rd and Lesotho ranks 34th of 167 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.8% | 19.2% | 6.5% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 11.6% | 2.2% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.5% | 0.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 9.3% | 4.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 17.1% | 0.7% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher broad money growth, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
- Burkina Faso, at 17.4% against 17.1% in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in broad money growth between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 0.3%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2020.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for broad money growth?
- Burkina Faso ranks 33rd and Lesotho ranks 34th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.