Botswana vs Burkina Faso: External debt, end year
External debt, end year over time
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.65 billion current US$ against 2.41 billion current US$ in Burkina Faso, a difference of 238.53 million current US$.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Botswana ranks 18th and Burkina Faso ranks 20th of 42 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 266.26 million current US$ | 682.96 million current US$ | 416.71 million current US$ | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 220.28 million current US$ | 1.23 billion current US$ | 1.01 billion current US$ | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 498.81 million current US$ | 1.65 billion current US$ | 1.15 billion current US$ | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 2.12 billion current US$ | 2.34 billion current US$ | 222.09 million current US$ | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt, end year, Botswana or Burkina Faso?
- Botswana, at 2.65 billion current US$ against 2.41 billion current US$ in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
- What is the difference in external debt, end year between Botswana and Burkina Faso?
- 238.53 million current US$, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Burkina Faso?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Burkina Faso rank globally for external debt, end year?
- Botswana ranks 18th and Burkina Faso ranks 20th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as External debt, end year (current US$). 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 U.S. dollars.