Burkina Faso vs Egypt: External debt, end year (current LCU)
External debt, end year (current LCU) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 147.49 billion current LCU against 117.23 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 30.27 billion current LCU.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Egypt ranks 21st of 47 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.85 billion current LCU | 34.83 billion current LCU | 13.98 billion current LCU | Egypt |
| 1990s | 56.94 billion current LCU | 82.89 billion current LCU | 25.95 billion current LCU | Egypt |
| 2000s | 92.95 billion current LCU | 105.45 billion current LCU | 12.50 billion current LCU | Egypt |
| 2010s | 114.52 billion current LCU | 166.57 billion current LCU | 52.06 billion current LCU | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt, end year, Burkina Faso or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 147.49 billion current LCU against 117.23 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
- What is the difference in external debt, end year between Burkina Faso and Egypt?
- 30.27 billion current LCU, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Egypt?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
- How do Burkina Faso and Egypt rank globally for external debt, end year?
- Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Egypt ranks 21st of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.