Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 32.8 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Burkina Faso, 1976–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Burkina Faso is 32.8, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 61.8 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 10.89, in 1976.
That places Burkina Faso 142nd out of 188 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10.89 | — |
| 1977 | 12.46 | +14.4% |
| 1978 | 14.86 | +19.3% |
| 1979 | 15.97 | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 16.3 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 19.2 | +17.8% |
| 1982 | 22.02 | +14.7% |
| 1983 | 26.94 | +22.3% |
| 1984 | 30.61 | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 32.15 | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 31.02 | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 34.51 | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 32.42 | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 28.72 | -11.4% |
| 1990 | 28.74 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 32.22 | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 33.18 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 37.65 | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 61.8 | +64.1% |
| 1995 | 54.89 | -11.2% |
| 1996 | 51.44 | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 54.27 | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 53.48 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 52.07 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 53.71 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 52.73 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 48.67 | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 44.62 | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 45.84 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 44.09 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 22.6 | -48.7% |
| 2007 | 25.33 | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 25.16 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 28.49 | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 29.32 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 29.8 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 28.35 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 28.69 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 30.24 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 32.8 | +8.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 32.8 is below the median for low income countries, which is 43.18, 76% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 32.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.32, 66% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.54 | 10.89 | 15.97 | 4 |
| 1980s | 27.39 | 16.3 | 34.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.97 | 28.74 | 61.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.12 | 22.6 | 53.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.87 | 28.35 | 32.8 | 6 |
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 gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Burkina Faso?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Burkina Faso was 32.8 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8 in 1994.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.89 in 1976.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 142nd out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.