External debt, end year in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: External debt, end year was 117.23 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
117.23 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
22nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
117.23 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
16.55 billion current LCU
in 1985
Years of data
27
1985–2011

External debt, end year in Burkina Faso, 1985–2011

25.0B50.0B75.0B100.0B125.0B1985199820111985: 16.5B current LCU1986: 17.8B current LCU1987: 19.9B current LCU1988: 24.6B current LCU1989: 25.5B current LCU1990: 20.9B current LCU1991: 28.9B current LCU1992: 30.1B current LCU1993: 35.7B current LCU1994: 72.2B current LCU1995: 66.7B current LCU1996: 69.3B current LCU1997: 76.8B current LCU1998: 80.0B current LCU1999: 88.8B current LCU2000: 106.4B current LCU2001: 107.8B current LCU2002: 100.8B current LCU2003: 96.2B current LCU2004: 103.0B current LCU2005: 117.0B current LCU2006: 60.4B current LCU2007: 66.4B current LCU2008: 80.0B current LCU2009: 91.5B current LCU2010: 111.8B current LCU2011: 117.2B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 117.23 billion current LCU for external debt, end year in 2011. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Burkina Faso peaked at 117.23 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.55 billion current LCU, in 1985.

Burkina Faso ranks 22nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 20.85 billion current LCU 16.55 billion current LCU 25.47 billion current LCU 5
1990s 56.94 billion current LCU 20.86 billion current LCU 88.82 billion current LCU 10
2000s 92.95 billion current LCU 60.37 billion current LCU 117.01 billion current LCU 10
2010s 114.52 billion current LCU 111.81 billion current LCU 117.23 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 19 Rwanda 370.46 billion current LCU compare
  2. 20 Sierra Leone 322.30 billion current LCU compare
  3. 21 Egypt 147.49 billion current LCU compare
  4. 23 Morocco 114.55 billion current LCU compare
  5. 24 South Africa 110.07 billion current LCU compare
  6. 25 Comoros 103.62 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt, end year in Burkina Faso?
External debt, end year in Burkina Faso was 117.23 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 117.23 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 16.55 billion current LCU in 1985.
How does Burkina Faso rank for external debt, end year?
Burkina Faso ranks 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
External debt, end year (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,123 data points, 1965–2011
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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.