External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) was 4.42 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) in Burkina Faso, 2007–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 4.42 billion DOD, current US$ for external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (png) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (png) in Burkina Faso peaked at 9.93 billion DOD, current US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 489.00 million DOD, current US$, in 2007.
That places Burkina Faso 48th out of 98 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 489.00 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2008 | 1.07 billion DOD, current US$ | +119.8% |
| 2009 | 1.78 billion DOD, current US$ | +65.4% |
| 2010 | 2.62 billion DOD, current US$ | +47.5% |
| 2011 | 3.64 billion DOD, current US$ | +38.7% |
| 2012 | 4.85 billion DOD, current US$ | +33.4% |
| 2013 | 6.31 billion DOD, current US$ | +30.1% |
| 2014 | 7.70 billion DOD, current US$ | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 9.93 billion DOD, current US$ | +29.0% |
| 2016 | 7.39 billion DOD, current US$ | -25.6% |
| 2017 | 9.61 billion DOD, current US$ | +30.0% |
| 2018 | 7.31 billion DOD, current US$ | -23.9% |
| 2019 | 5.48 billion DOD, current US$ | -25.1% |
| 2020 | 5.27 billion DOD, current US$ | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 5.38 billion DOD, current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 4.93 billion DOD, current US$ | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 5.00 billion DOD, current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 4.71 billion DOD, current US$ | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 4.42 billion DOD, current US$ | -6.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 4.42 billion DOD, current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 145.76 million DOD, current US$, 30.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 4.42 billion DOD, current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.75 billion DOD, current US$, 2.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 billion DOD, current US$ | 489.00 million DOD, current US$ | 1.78 billion DOD, current US$ | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.48 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.62 billion DOD, current US$ | 9.93 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.95 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.42 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.38 billion DOD, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More external debt data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 641.04 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 677.60 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 6.24 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 10.65 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 0 DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (png) in Burkina Faso?
- External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (png) in Burkina Faso was 4.42 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (png) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 9.93 billion DOD, current US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (png) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 489.00 million DOD, current US$ in 2007.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (png)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 48th out of 98 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (png) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private nonguaranteed external debt comprises long-term external obligations of private debtors that are not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.