External debt, end year in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: External debt, end year was 117.23 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
External debt, end year in Burkina Faso, 1985–2011
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.
External debt, end year in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 16.55 billion current LCU | — |
| 1986 | 17.80 billion current LCU | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 19.86 billion current LCU | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 24.59 billion current LCU | +23.8% |
| 1989 | 25.47 billion current LCU | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 20.86 billion current LCU | -18.1% |
| 1991 | 28.94 billion current LCU | +38.8% |
| 1992 | 30.12 billion current LCU | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 35.72 billion current LCU | +18.6% |
| 1994 | 72.18 billion current LCU | +102.1% |
| 1995 | 66.75 billion current LCU | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 69.26 billion current LCU | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 76.82 billion current LCU | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 79.95 billion current LCU | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 88.82 billion current LCU | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 106.36 billion current LCU | +19.8% |
| 2001 | 107.84 billion current LCU | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 100.79 billion current LCU | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 96.24 billion current LCU | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 103.04 billion current LCU | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 117.01 billion current LCU | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 60.37 billion current LCU | -48.4% |
| 2007 | 66.42 billion current LCU | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 79.97 billion current LCU | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 91.46 billion current LCU | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 111.81 billion current LCU | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 117.23 billion current LCU | +4.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 117.23 billion current LCU is below the median for low income countries, which is 346.38 billion current LCU, 34% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 117.23 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 106.85 billion current LCU, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt, end year in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +102.1% | 35.72 billion current LCU | 72.18 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More science & technology data for Burkina Faso
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.59 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.17 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 27.46 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 97.76 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3676 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 519.72 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
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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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.