Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Burkina Faso's external debt stands at 11.33B as of 2025-12-31, up from 10.64B in 2024. Historical data runs from 1970 to 2025 (56 observations).
In 2025, Burkina Faso's external debt was 11.33B, up from 10.64B in 2024.
In 2024, Burkina Faso's external debt was 10.64B, down from 10.66B in 2023.
In 2023, Burkina Faso's external debt was 10.66B, up from 10.10B in 2022.
In 2022, Burkina Faso's external debt was 10.10B, down from 10.55B in 2021.
In 2021, Burkina Faso's external debt was 10.55B, up from 10.01B in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.33B | +690.06M |
| 2024 | 10.64B | -20.95M |
| 2023 | 10.66B | +559.31M |
| 2022 | 10.10B | -450.57M |
| 2021 | 10.55B | +536.26M |
| 2020 | 10.01B | +609.92M |
| 2019 | 9.40B | -1.48B |
| 2018 | 10.88B | -2.15B |
| 2017 | 13.03B | +2.56B |
| 2016 | 10.47B | -2.32B |
| 2015 | 12.79B | +2.31B |
| 2014 | 10.48B | +1.38B |
| 2013 | 9.10B | +1.54B |
| 2012 | 7.56B | +1.48B |
| 2011 | 6.07B | +1.19B |
| 2010 | 4.88B | +1.11B |
| 2009 | 3.77B | +1.07B |
| 2008 | 2.70B | +734.11M |
| 2007 | 1.97B | +825.65M |
| 2006 | 1.14B | -867.42M |
| 2005 | 2.01B | +66.83M |
| 2004 | 1.94B | +186.66M |
| 2003 | 1.76B | +193.32M |
| 2002 | 1.56B | +48.52M |
| 2001 | 1.52B | +69.68M |
| 2000 | 1.45B | -161.92M |
| 1999 | 1.61B | +137.87M |
| 1998 | 1.47B | +162.57M |
| 1997 | 1.31B | +6.34M |
| 1996 | 1.30B | +27.21M |
| 1995 | 1.27B | +139.22M |
| 1994 | 1.14B | +16.13M |
| 1993 | 1.12B | +79.10M |
| 1992 | 1.04B | +72.36M |
| 1991 | 967.44M | +133.77M |
| 1990 | 833.67M | +116.41M |
| 1989 | 717.26M | -127.99M |
| 1988 | 845.25M | +17.75M |
| 1987 | 827.50M | +187.81M |
| 1986 | 639.70M | +128.60M |
| 1985 | 511.10M | +101.14M |
| 1984 | 409.96M | +12.25M |
| 1983 | 397.72M | +45.88M |
| 1982 | 351.83M | +23.67M |
| 1981 | 328.16M | -2.26M |
| 1980 | 330.42M | +35.38M |
| 1979 | 295.03M | +32.33M |
| 1978 | 262.71M | +98.42M |
| 1977 | 164.29M | +78.98M |
| 1976 | 85.31M | +22.77M |
| 1975 | 62.54M | +15.18M |
| 1974 | 47.35M | +16.29M |
| 1973 | 31.07M | +11.05M |
| 1972 | 20.02M | -3.58M |
| 1971 | 23.60M | +2.81M |
| 1970 | 20.79M | — |
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Burkina Faso's external debt is 11.33B as of 2025-12-31, compared with 10.64B in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 13.03B (2017); the lowest is 20.02M (1972), across data from 1970 to 2025.
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