Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) was 11.01 million NFL, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional in Burkina Faso, 1972–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 11.01 million NFL, current US$ for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in 2025. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 47.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Burkina Faso peaked at 11.01 million NFL, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, -3.40 million NFL, current US$, in 1993.
That places Burkina Faso 38th out of 102 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.30 million NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1973 | 768,033 NFL, current US$ | -41.0% |
| 1976 | 1.15 million NFL, current US$ | +50.3% |
| 1977 | -318,748 NFL, current US$ | -127.6% |
| 1978 | 854,132 NFL, current US$ | -368.0% |
| 1979 | -543,954 NFL, current US$ | -163.7% |
| 1980 | -438,634 NFL, current US$ | -19.4% |
| 1981 | -398,783 NFL, current US$ | -9.1% |
| 1982 | -372,136 NFL, current US$ | -6.7% |
| 1983 | -179,613 NFL, current US$ | -51.7% |
| 1984 | -487,002 NFL, current US$ | +171.1% |
| 1985 | 298,758 NFL, current US$ | -161.3% |
| 1986 | 7.58 million NFL, current US$ | +2436.2% |
| 1987 | 7.33 million NFL, current US$ | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 3.29 million NFL, current US$ | -55.1% |
| 1989 | 3.47 million NFL, current US$ | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 244,376 NFL, current US$ | -93.0% |
| 1991 | -663,746 NFL, current US$ | -371.6% |
| 1992 | -953,631 NFL, current US$ | +43.7% |
| 1993 | -3.40 million NFL, current US$ | +256.8% |
| 1994 | -2.63 million NFL, current US$ | -22.7% |
| 1995 | -2.61 million NFL, current US$ | -1.0% |
| 1996 | -1.74 million NFL, current US$ | -33.2% |
| 1997 | -1.50 million NFL, current US$ | -14.0% |
| 1998 | -1.86 million NFL, current US$ | +24.2% |
| 1999 | -1.93 million NFL, current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2000 | -861,310 NFL, current US$ | -55.4% |
| 2002 | 0 NFL, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2003 | -156,838 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 2004 | -180,806 NFL, current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2005 | -11,819 NFL, current US$ | -93.5% |
| 2006 | 0 NFL, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 2019 | 0 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 2020 | 7.49 million NFL, current US$ | — |
| 2021 | 3.74 million NFL, current US$ | -50.1% |
| 2022 | 8.56 million NFL, current US$ | +129.0% |
| 2023 | 3.74 million NFL, current US$ | -56.3% |
| 2024 | 10.08 million NFL, current US$ | +169.6% |
| 2025 | 11.01 million NFL, current US$ | +9.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 11.01 million NFL, current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 300,000 NFL, current US$, 36.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +2436.2% | 298,758 NFL, current US$ | 7.58 million NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 535,749 NFL, current US$ | -543,954 NFL, current US$ | 1.30 million NFL, current US$ | 6 |
| 1980s | 2.01 million NFL, current US$ | -487,002 NFL, current US$ | 7.58 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.70 million NFL, current US$ | -3.40 million NFL, current US$ | 244,376 NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -172,968 NFL, current US$ | -861,310 NFL, current US$ | 0 NFL, current US$ | 7 |
| 2010s | 0 NFL, current US$ | 0 NFL, current US$ | 0 NFL, current US$ | 1 |
| 2020s | 7.44 million NFL, current US$ | 3.74 million NFL, current US$ | 11.01 million NFL, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 35 Uganda 21.25 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 36 Suriname 18.71 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 37 Ethiopia 15.33 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 39 East Timor 9.21 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 40 Kyrgyzstan 8.41 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 41 Belize 5.09 million NFL, current US$ compare
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 net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Burkina Faso?
- Net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Burkina Faso was 11.01 million NFL, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 11.01 million NFL, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.40 million NFL, current US$ in 1993.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional?
- Burkina Faso ranks 38th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Nonconcessional financial flows cover all disbursements except those made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.