Burkina Faso vs Guinea-Bissau: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita
Burkina Faso
128,854 current LCU per person
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
136,531 current LCU per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
58th
Guinea-Bissau rank
56th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 136,531 current LCU per person against 128,854 current LCU per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 7,677 current LCU per person.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 58th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 56th of 186 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,172 current LCU per person | -1,062 current LCU per person | 8,234 current LCU per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 13,887 current LCU per person | 1,302 current LCU per person | 12,586 current LCU per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 22,374 current LCU per person | 29,925 current LCU per person | 7,551 current LCU per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 48,949 current LCU per person | 88,087 current LCU per person | 39,137 current LCU per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 97,943 current LCU per person | 136,387 current LCU per person | 38,444 current LCU per person | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita, Burkina Faso or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 136,531 current LCU per person against 128,854 current LCU per person in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
- 7,677 current LCU per person, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 58th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 56th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.