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
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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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.