Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service

Burkina Faso
4.2%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
4.2%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
89th
Sierra Leone rank
87th

Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sierra Leone
0204060197720002024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 4.2% against 4.2% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 89th and Sierra Leone ranks 87th of 120 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 5.1% 3.4% 1.7% Burkina Faso
2010s 2.6% 3.1% 0.5% Sierra Leone
2020s 3.1% 6.1% 2.9% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 4.2% against 4.2% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
Burkina Faso ranks 89th and Sierra Leone ranks 87th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit
% of exports of goods, services and primary income
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
152 places, 5,881 data points, 1970–2024
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Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.