Burkina Faso vs Gabon: External debt, end year
Burkina Faso
2.41 billion current US$
in 2011
Gabon
2.09 billion current US$
in 2008
Burkina Faso rank
20th
Gabon rank
21st
External debt, end year over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gabon
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2.41 billion current US$ against 2.09 billion current US$ in Gabon, a difference of 318.35 million current US$.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Gabon ranks 21st of 42 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 845.90 million current US$ | 2.55 billion current US$ | 1.70 billion current US$ | Gabon |
| 1990s | 1.23 billion current US$ | 3.61 billion current US$ | 2.38 billion current US$ | Gabon |
| 2000s | 1.62 billion current US$ | 3.46 billion current US$ | 1.84 billion current US$ | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt, end year, Burkina Faso or Gabon?
- Burkina Faso, at 2.41 billion current US$ against 2.09 billion current US$ in Gabon as of 2011.
- What is the difference in external debt, end year between Burkina Faso and Gabon?
- 318.35 million current US$, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gabon?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2008.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gabon rank globally for external debt, end year?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Gabon ranks 21st of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as External debt, end year (current US$). 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.