Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) was 49.82 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Burkina Faso, 2003–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Burkina Faso is 49.82, measured in 2030.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 59.16 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.09, in 2006.
Burkina Faso ranks 99th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 39.66 | — |
| 2004 | 40.74 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 39.21 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 20.09 | -48.8% |
| 2007 | 22.42 | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 24.87 | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 25.87 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 23.69 | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 24.5 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 25.21 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 25.9 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 26.09 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 31.25 | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 32.85 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 33.89 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 38.11 | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 41.73 | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 43.64 | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 55.48 | +27.1% |
| 2022 | 59.16 | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 56.82 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 57.25 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 53.18 | -7.1% |
| 2026 | 51.7 | -2.8% |
| 2027 | 51.12 | -1.1% |
| 2028 | 50.69 | -0.8% |
| 2029 | 50.29 | -0.8% |
| 2030 | 49.82 | -0.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 49.82 is above the median for low income countries, which is 48, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 49.82 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.18, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP (Gross Percent GDP) in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -48.8% | 39.21 | 20.09 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.41 | 20.09 | 40.74 | 7 |
| 2010s | 30.32 | 23.69 | 41.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.93 | 43.64 | 59.16 | 10 |
| 2030s | 49.82 | 49.82 | 49.82 | 1 |
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 gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Burkina Faso?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Burkina Faso was 49.82 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 59.16 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.09 in 2006.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 99th out of 193 countries with data for 2030.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October