Botswana vs Burkina Faso: Net foreign assets, flow
Botswana
11.06 billion current LCU
in 2011
Burkina Faso
24.21 billion current LCU
in 2011
Botswana rank
22nd
Burkina Faso rank
21st
Net foreign assets, flow over time
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 24.21 billion current LCU against 11.06 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 13.15 billion current LCU.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 2.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 22nd and Burkina Faso ranks 21st of 52 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.26 million current LCU | -4.64 billion current LCU | 4.68 billion current LCU | Botswana |
| 1980s | 502.11 million current LCU | 6.55 billion current LCU | 6.05 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 2.48 billion current LCU | 9.82 billion current LCU | 7.34 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 2.92 billion current LCU | 41.35 billion current LCU | 38.43 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 2.17 billion current LCU | 53.63 billion current LCU | 51.46 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, flow, Botswana or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 24.21 billion current LCU against 11.06 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets, flow between Botswana and Burkina Faso?
- 13.15 billion current LCU, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Burkina Faso?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Burkina Faso rank globally for net foreign assets, flow?
- Botswana ranks 22nd and Burkina Faso ranks 21st of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Net foreign assets, flow (current LCU). 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 are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency.