Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Burkina Faso's government debt stands at 53.17% as of 2025-12-31, down from 57.25% in 2024. Historical data runs from 2002 to 2025 (24 observations).
In 2025, Burkina Faso's government debt was 53.17%, down from 57.25% in 2024.
In 2024, Burkina Faso's government debt was 57.25%, up from 56.82% in 2023.
In 2023, Burkina Faso's government debt was 56.82%, down from 59.16% in 2022.
In 2022, Burkina Faso's government debt was 59.16%, up from 55.48% in 2021.
In 2021, Burkina Faso's government debt was 55.48%, up from 45% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.17% | -4.08% |
| 2024 | 57.25% | +0.4292% |
| 2023 | 56.82% | -2.35% |
| 2022 | 59.16% | +3.69% |
| 2021 | 55.48% | +10.48% |
| 2020 | 45% | +3.27% |
| 2019 | 41.73% | +3.62% |
| 2018 | 38.11% | +4.23% |
| 2017 | 33.89% | +1.03% |
| 2016 | 32.85% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 31.25% | +5.17% |
| 2014 | 26.09% | +0.1852% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | +0.6901% |
| 2012 | 25.21% | +0.7069% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | +0.8094% |
| 2010 | 23.69% | -2.18% |
| 2009 | 25.87% | +1% |
| 2008 | 24.87% | +2.45% |
| 2007 | 22.42% | +2.33% |
| 2006 | 20.09% | -19.13% |
| 2005 | 39.21% | -1.53% |
| 2004 | 40.74% | +1.08% |
| 2003 | 39.66% | -3.63% |
| 2002 | 43.29% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Burkina Faso's government debt is 53.17% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 57.25% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 59.16% (2022); the lowest is 20.09% (2006), across data from 2002 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.