Central government debt, total in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Central government debt, total was 9.00 trillion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Central government debt, total in Burkina Faso, 2018–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for central government debt, total in Burkina Faso is 9.00 trillion current LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 19.2% on the previous year and up 123.9% over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 17th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Central government debt, total in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4.02 trillion current LCU | — |
| 2019 | 4.42 trillion current LCU | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 7.49 trillion current LCU | +69.4% |
| 2021 | 6.07 trillion current LCU | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 7.34 trillion current LCU | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 7.56 trillion current LCU | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 9.00 trillion current LCU | +19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.22 trillion current LCU | 4.02 trillion current LCU | 4.42 trillion current LCU | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.49 trillion current LCU | 6.07 trillion current LCU | 9.00 trillion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 14 Thailand 11.56 trillion current LCU compare
- 15 Brazil 9.64 trillion current LCU compare
- 16 Malawi 9.59 trillion current LCU compare
- 18 Sri Lanka 8.50 trillion current LCU
- 19 South Africa 6.09 trillion current LCU compare
- 20 Philippines 5.74 trillion current LCU
More public sector data for Burkina Faso
- Arms imports 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 94.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 43.47 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 23.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.02 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 69.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Burkina Faso?
- Central government debt, total in Burkina Faso was 9.00 trillion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 9.00 trillion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.02 trillion current LCU in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for central government debt, total?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.