Burkina Faso — Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance normalized by GDP; the standard cross-country comparison of external imbalances.
Time Series
Unit: percent · Values in red are IMF forecasts (as of April 2026)
| Year | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.59 | Forecast |
| 2025 | 6.71 | Forecast |
| 2024 | -3.48 | Forecast |
| 2023 | -5.06 | Actual |
| 2022 | -7.54 | Actual |
| 2021 | 0.39 | Actual |
| 2020 | 4.17 | Actual |
| 2019 | -3.26 | Actual |
| 2018 | -4.18 | Actual |
| 2017 | -5.03 | Actual |
| 2016 | -6.08 | Actual |
| 2015 | -7.57 | Actual |
| 2014 | -7.17 | Actual |
| 2013 | -10.01 | Actual |
| 2012 | -1.29 | Actual |
| 2011 | -1.33 | Actual |
| 2010 | -1.8 | Actual |
| 2009 | -4.04 | Actual |
| 2008 | -10.23 | Actual |
| 2007 | -7.35 | Actual |
| 2006 | -8.31 | Actual |
| 2005 | -10.32 | Actual |
| 2004 | -9.76 | Actual |
| 2003 | -7.77 | Actual |
| 2002 | -8.28 | Actual |
| 2001 | -9.13 | Actual |
| 2000 | -10.77 | Actual |
| 1999 | -9.96 | Actual |
| 1998 | -6.61 | Actual |
| 1997 | -8.09 | Actual |
| 1996 | -7.25 | Actual |
| 1995 | -3.45 | Actual |
| 1994 | 0.7 | Actual |
| 1993 | -1.98 | Actual |
| 1992 | -0.61 | Actual |
| 1991 | -2.57 | Actual |
| 1990 | -2.21 | Actual |
| 1989 | 3.38 | Actual |
| 1988 | -1.58 | Actual |
| 1987 | -1.87 | Actual |
| 1986 | -0.79 | Actual |
| 1985 | -3.61 | Actual |
| 1984 | -0.22 | Actual |
| 1983 | -3.4 | Actual |
| 1982 | -4.76 | Actual |
| 1981 | -2.03 | Actual |
| 1980 | -2.04 | Actual |
World ranking
World ranking — Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Other indicators for this country
- Consumer Price Index
- Current Account Balance (USD)
- GDP Deflator
- Nominal GDP (LCU)
- Nominal GDP (USD)
- GDP per capita (LCU, current)
- GDP per capita (LCU, constant prices)
- GDP per capita (PPP, International $)
- GDP per capita (USD)
- GDP (PPP, International $)
- Real GDP (LCU, constant prices)
- General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)
- General Government Gross Debt (LCU)
- Population, Total (millions)
Open Data (Linked Open Data)
Source
IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) via ecodb.net