Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Burkina Faso, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.0% for short-term debt in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Burkina Faso peaked at 29.7% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 118th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 18.3% | — |
| 1978 | 29.7% | +62.6% |
| 1979 | 12.9% | -56.6% |
| 1980 | 10.6% | -17.8% |
| 1981 | 10.7% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 9.1% | -14.6% |
| 1983 | 6.9% | -24.0% |
| 1984 | 7.3% | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 8.8% | +19.8% |
| 1986 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 9.4% | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 8.9% | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 9.6% | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 10.1% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 7.8% | -22.3% |
| 1992 | 5.0% | -35.8% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | -46.9% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | +34.6% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +22.0% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | +22.8% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | +59.1% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -28.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -82.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +54.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +604.7% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -95.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.5%. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.2%. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external debt) 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 | +604.7% | 1.1% | 7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.1% | 0.0% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 6.9% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 2.7% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 0.0% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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 short-term debt in Burkina Faso?
- Short-term debt in Burkina Faso was 0.0% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 1978.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for short-term debt?
- Burkina Faso ranks 118th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.