Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Money and quasi money (M2), flow

Burkina Faso
131.48 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sierra Leone
161.27 billion current LCU
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
15th
Sierra Leone rank
14th

Money and quasi money (M2), flow over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sierra Leone
-750.0B-500.0B-250.0B0250.0B196119862011

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 161.27 billion current LCU against 131.48 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 29.79 billion current LCU.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 15th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 52 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 944.22 million current LCU 2.69 million current LCU 941.53 million current LCU Burkina Faso
1970s 3.75 billion current LCU 16.87 million current LCU 3.74 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
1980s 10.80 billion current LCU 1.00 billion current LCU 9.80 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
1990s 21.11 billion current LCU 18.39 billion current LCU 2.71 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
2000s 68.28 billion current LCU 149.08 billion current LCU 80.80 billion current LCU Sierra Leone
2010s -128.70 billion current LCU -237.83 billion current LCU 109.13 billion current LCU Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher money and quasi money (m2), flow, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 161.27 billion current LCU against 131.48 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
What is the difference in money and quasi money (m2), flow between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
29.79 billion current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for money and quasi money (m2), flow?
Burkina Faso ranks 15th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Money and quasi money (M2), flow (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Money and quasi money (M2), flow (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 2,207 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Money and quasi money (M2), flow (current LCU) is the sum of currency outside banks, demand deposits other than those of the central government, and the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government.