Central government debt, total in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Central government debt, total was 64.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Central government debt, total in Burkina Faso, 2018–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for central government debt, total in Burkina Faso is 64.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Burkina Faso ranks 28th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Central government debt, total in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 45.6% | — |
| 2019 | 47.1% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 73.4% | +55.9% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | -24.3% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 64.2% | +3.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 64.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 58.1%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 64.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.8%, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.3% | 45.6% | 47.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 55.6% | 73.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More economy & growth data for Burkina Faso
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 57.04 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -202.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -284.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Burkina Faso?
- Central government debt, total in Burkina Faso was 64.2% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for central government debt, total?
- Burkina Faso ranks 28th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.