Burkina Faso vs Guinea-Bissau: Net foreign assets, flow
Burkina Faso
24.21 billion current LCU
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau
39.47 billion current LCU
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
21st
Guinea-Bissau rank
18th
Net foreign assets, flow over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 39.47 billion current LCU against 24.21 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 15.26 billion current LCU.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.6 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th of 52 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.05 billion current LCU | -178.91 million current LCU | 6.23 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 9.82 billion current LCU | 1.41 billion current LCU | 8.41 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 41.35 billion current LCU | 6.90 billion current LCU | 34.46 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 53.63 billion current LCU | 25.13 billion current LCU | 28.50 billion current LCU | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, flow, Burkina Faso or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 39.47 billion current LCU against 24.21 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets, flow between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
- 15.26 billion current LCU, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2011.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for net foreign assets, flow?
- Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th 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.