External debt, end year in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: External debt, end year was 2.41 billion current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
External debt, end year in Burkina Faso, 1985–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 2.41 billion current US$ for external debt, end year in 2011. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.41 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 427.57 million current US$, in 1985.
That places Burkina Faso 20th out of 42 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 682.96 million current US$ | 427.57 million current US$ | 880.08 million current US$ | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.23 billion current US$ | 813.30 million current US$ | 1.42 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 billion current US$ | 1.22 billion current US$ | 2.13 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 billion current US$ | 2.26 billion current US$ | 2.41 billion current US$ | 2 |
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 519.72 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 27.46 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 116.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 116.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Share of the population using the Internet 28.3% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 2 (2010)
- Research and development expenditure 0.1% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 3.99 million users (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt, end year in Burkina Faso?
- External debt, end year in Burkina Faso was 2.41 billion current US$ 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 2.41 billion current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 427.57 million current US$ in 1985.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for external debt, end year?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th out of 42 countries with data for 2011.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 US$). 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 U.S. dollars.