Debt on Concessional terms to GDP in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Debt on Concessional terms to GDP was 19.5% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Debt on Concessional terms to GDP in Burkina Faso, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 19.5% for debt on concessional terms to gdp in 2011.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt on concessional terms to gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 47.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 18th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt on Concessional terms to GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 3.9% | — |
| 1972 | 2.3% | -39.6% |
| 1973 | 3.2% | +39.1% |
| 1974 | 4.9% | +51.6% |
| 1975 | 5.6% | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 7.4% | +33.9% |
| 1977 | 10.6% | +42.2% |
| 1978 | 10.9% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 11.4% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 11.5% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 11.9% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 12.3% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 15.6% | +26.8% |
| 1984 | 18.5% | +18.3% |
| 1985 | 22.1% | +19.4% |
| 1986 | 21.7% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 24.2% | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 22.9% | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 19.6% | -14.5% |
| 1990 | 19.2% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 23.0% | +19.8% |
| 1992 | 36.4% | +58.4% |
| 1993 | 39.1% | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 47.9% | +22.5% |
| 1995 | 42.2% | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 42.1% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 44.2% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 43.5% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 43.3% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 44.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -50.9% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | -5.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 19.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.8%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 19.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.0%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.0% | 0.0% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 11.5% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.1% | 19.2% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 16.6% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 19.5% | 20.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More external debt data for Burkina Faso
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 33.88 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 1.44 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0015 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 41.9 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.4% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 320.83 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 13.62 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0139 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 641.04 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt on concessional terms to gdp in Burkina Faso?
- Debt on concessional terms to gdp in Burkina Faso was 19.5% in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt on concessional terms to gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest debt on concessional terms to gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for debt on concessional terms to gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 18th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt on concessional terms to gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt on Concessional terms to GDP (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Concessional Long-term Debt Outstanding and Disbursed (LDOD) conveys information about the borrower's receipt of aid from official lenders at concessional terms as defined by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD. Concessional debt is defined as loans with an original grant element of 25 percent or more. The grant equivalent of a loan is its commitment (present) value, less the discounted present value of its contractual debt service; conventionally, future service payments are discounted at 10 percent. The grant element of a loan is the grant equivalent expressed as a percentage of the amount committed. It is used as a measure of the overall cost of borrowing. Loans from major regional development banks--African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank--and from the World Bank are classified as concessional according to each institution's classification and not according to the DAC definition, as was the practice in earlier reports. LDOD is the total outstanding long-term debt at year end. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services.