Botswana vs Burkina Faso: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 84th and Burkina Faso ranks 83rd of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Burkina Faso in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.7% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1.5% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 0.6% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Botswana or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Botswana and Burkina Faso?
- 0.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Burkina Faso?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Burkina Faso rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Botswana ranks 84th and Burkina Faso ranks 83rd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national 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. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.