How does Burkina Faso rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Burkina Faso ranks 39th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?

Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Burkina Faso: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.4404 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.4404 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 10.1%

World rank

39th

of 121 countries

All-time high

1.04 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2015

All-time low

0.0346 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1972

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 0.4404 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.04 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0346 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1972.

Burkina Faso ranks 39th of 121 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.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0454 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0489 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
1972	0.0346 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.3%
1973	0.046 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.1%
1974	0.063 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+36.9%
1975	0.0665 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1976	0.0874 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.3%
1977	0.1187 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.9%
1978	0.1214 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1979	0.1408 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.0%
1980	0.1455 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1981	0.1575 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
1982	0.175 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.1%
1983	0.2238 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.9%
1984	0.2529 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.0%
1985	0.2938 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.2%
1986	0.2832 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1987	0.314 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.9%
1988	0.2933 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1989	0.2478 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
1990	0.2417 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1991	0.2815 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.5%
1992	0.2916 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1993	0.3339 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
1994	0.5521 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+65.4%
1995	0.4805 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.0%
1996	0.4511 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1997	0.4696 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1998	0.4631 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1999	0.4045 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
2000	0.4169 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2001	0.4151 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2002	0.3904 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2003	0.3386 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
2004	0.3285 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2005	0.3046 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
2006	0.1536 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-49.6%
2007	0.2311 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+50.4%
2008	0.2748 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.9%
2009	0.3727 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.6%
2010	0.4541 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.8%
2011	0.4756 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2012	0.5683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.5%
2013	0.6428 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
2014	0.7186 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
2015	1.04 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+44.9%
2016	0.7766 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.4%
2017	0.8852 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.0%
2018	0.6518 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.4%
2019	0.5521 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.3%
2020	0.5249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2021	0.4948 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2022	0.5033 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2023	0.4897 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2024	0.4404 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0773 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0346 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1408 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2387 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1455 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.314 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.397 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2417 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5521 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.3226 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1536 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4169 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.6766 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4541 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.04 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.4906 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4404 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

36 Belize 0.4648 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
37 Angola 0.4643 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
38 Jordan 0.4507 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
40 Tunisia 0.4377 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
41 Fiji 0.4365 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
42 Colombia 0.4203 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso was 0.4404 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 1.04 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0346 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972.
How does Burkina Faso rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Burkina Faso ranks 39th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?: Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.