Interest payments in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Interest payments was 9.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Burkina Faso, 2002–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, interest payments in Burkina Faso stood at 9.7%.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 190.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Burkina Faso peaked at 10.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2007.
Burkina Faso ranks 54th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.8% | — |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -35.0% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +21.3% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +38.2% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +35.2% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +27.9% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +17.2% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.0% | 4.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.4% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 6.9% | 10.1% | 5 |
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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 interest payments in Burkina Faso?
- Interest payments in Burkina Faso was 9.7% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2007.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for interest payments?
- Burkina Faso ranks 54th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Interest payments (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.