Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Net foreign assets, flow

Burkina Faso
24.21 billion current LCU
in 2011
Kenya
24.88 billion current LCU
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
21st
Kenya rank
20th

Net foreign assets, flow over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 24.88 billion current LCU against 24.21 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 673.80 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Kenya ranks 20th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 939.67 million current LCU 160.32 million current LCU 779.35 million current LCU Burkina Faso
1970s -917.37 million current LCU 201.92 million current LCU 1.12 billion current LCU Kenya
1980s 6.55 billion current LCU -570.69 million current LCU 7.12 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
1990s 9.82 billion current LCU 5.76 billion current LCU 4.07 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
2000s 41.35 billion current LCU 18.83 billion current LCU 22.52 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
2010s 53.63 billion current LCU 25.42 billion current LCU 28.20 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 Kenya?
Kenya, at 24.88 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 Kenya?
673.80 million current LCU, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?
45 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for net foreign assets, flow?
Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Kenya ranks 20th 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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Indicator
Net foreign assets, 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, 2,130 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

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.