Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service was 4.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Burkina Faso, 2005–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of exports of goods, services and primary income.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Burkina Faso is 4.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Burkina Faso peaked at 7.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2012.
Burkina Faso ranks 89th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of exports of goods, services and primary income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.1% | — |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -21.5% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -36.4% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +29.5% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +36.9% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +23.4% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +12.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 4.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 5.2%, 80% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 4.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.7%, 74% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 7.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 4.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.2% compare
- 87 Sierra Leone 4.2% compare
- 88 Tajikistan 4.2% compare
- 90 Saint Lucia 4.1% compare
- 91 Russia 4.0% compare
- 92 Eswatini 3.5% 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 641.04 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 82.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Burkina Faso?
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Burkina Faso was 4.2% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2012.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Burkina Faso ranks 89th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public and publicly guaranteed debt service rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. 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. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.