Multilateral debt service in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Multilateral debt service was 77.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Multilateral debt service in Burkina Faso, 1972–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service.
Analysis
In 2024, multilateral debt service in Burkina Faso stood at 77.2%.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service in Burkina Faso peaked at 92.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1972.
That places Burkina Faso 16th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Multilateral debt service in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 2.4% | — |
| 1973 | 3.8% | +61.3% |
| 1974 | 8.5% | +124.4% |
| 1975 | 14.5% | +70.2% |
| 1976 | 17.5% | +21.0% |
| 1977 | 24.9% | +41.8% |
| 1978 | 23.6% | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 25.5% | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 27.8% | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 41.7% | +49.8% |
| 1982 | 36.0% | -13.8% |
| 1983 | 25.6% | -28.9% |
| 1984 | 43.0% | +68.2% |
| 1985 | 25.3% | -41.2% |
| 1986 | 40.2% | +58.9% |
| 1987 | 48.6% | +20.9% |
| 1988 | 62.5% | +28.6% |
| 1989 | 65.7% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 73.1% | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 92.1% | +26.0% |
| 1992 | 79.8% | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 82.4% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 87.2% | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 76.8% | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 84.3% | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 81.4% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 82.3% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 77.5% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 78.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 72.6% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 82.1% | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 72.9% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 71.7% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 53.5% | -25.4% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 63.4% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 61.9% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 62.4% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 62.1% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 68.1% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 87.8% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 75.8% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 77.2% | +1.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 77.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 59.2%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 77.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.0%, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Multilateral debt service 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +124.4% | 3.8% | 8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.1% | 2.4% | 25.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 41.6% | 25.3% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.7% | 73.1% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 53.5% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 60.0% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 75.8% | 87.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 13 Nepal 80.4% compare
- 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78.4% compare
- 15 Solomon Islands 78.0% compare
- 17 Algeria 75.8% compare
- 18 Zimbabwe 75.0% compare
- 19 Madagascar 74.6% compare
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 multilateral debt service in Burkina Faso?
- Multilateral debt service in Burkina Faso was 77.2% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1972.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for multilateral debt service?
- Burkina Faso ranks 16th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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 Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.