Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) was -5.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Burkina Faso, 2002–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded -5.4% for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% on the previous year and down 211.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Burkina Faso peaked at -1.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, -11.0%, in 2022.
Burkina Faso ranks 130th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -4.1% | — |
| 2003 | -1.8% | -55.7% |
| 2004 | -3.9% | +118.6% |
| 2005 | -4.8% | +21.7% |
| 2006 | -5.2% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | -4.8% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | -3.5% | -27.2% |
| 2009 | -4.2% | +18.5% |
| 2010 | -4.0% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | -2.0% | -49.5% |
| 2012 | -2.8% | +35.7% |
| 2013 | -3.6% | +28.3% |
| 2014 | -1.7% | -51.1% |
| 2015 | -2.1% | +20.5% |
| 2016 | -3.1% | +47.3% |
| 2017 | -6.5% | +110.6% |
| 2018 | -4.3% | -34.3% |
| 2019 | -2.9% | -31.5% |
| 2020 | -5.2% | +78.0% |
| 2021 | -7.6% | +45.4% |
| 2022 | -11.0% | +45.9% |
| 2023 | -6.8% | -38.2% |
| 2024 | -5.4% | -20.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's -5.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is -3.8%, 1.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's -5.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -3.8%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.0% | -5.2% | -1.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | -3.3% | -6.5% | -1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.2% | -11.0% | -5.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Burkina Faso?
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Burkina Faso was -5.4% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was -1.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.0% in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 130th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 211.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.