Interest on external debt (current LCU) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Interest on external debt (current LCU) was 10.02 billion current LCU in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
10.02 billion current LCU
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
20th
of 50 countries
All-time high
13.10 billion current LCU
in 2000
All-time low
3.11 billion current LCU
in 1985
Years of data
27
1985–2011
Interest on external debt in Burkina Faso, 1985–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 10.02 billion current LCU for interest on external debt in 2011.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest on external debt in Burkina Faso peaked at 13.10 billion current LCU in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.11 billion current LCU, in 1985.
That places Burkina Faso 20th out of 50 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.
Interest on external debt (current LCU) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3.11 billion current LCU | — |
| 1986 | 4.87 billion current LCU | +56.4% |
| 1987 | 5.58 billion current LCU | +14.6% |
| 1988 | 4.49 billion current LCU | -19.4% |
| 1989 | 3.40 billion current LCU | -24.3% |
| 1990 | 4.91 billion current LCU | +44.5% |
| 1991 | 6.20 billion current LCU | +26.2% |
| 1992 | 6.83 billion current LCU | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 7.56 billion current LCU | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 13.06 billion current LCU | +72.8% |
| 1995 | 10.61 billion current LCU | -18.8% |
| 1996 | 8.90 billion current LCU | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 8.98 billion current LCU | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 9.46 billion current LCU | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 11.50 billion current LCU | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 13.10 billion current LCU | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 12.65 billion current LCU | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 12.86 billion current LCU | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 11.59 billion current LCU | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 12.70 billion current LCU | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 11.72 billion current LCU | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 12.27 billion current LCU | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 6.70 billion current LCU | -45.4% |
| 2008 | 8.11 billion current LCU | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 9.10 billion current LCU | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 11.06 billion current LCU | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 10.02 billion current LCU | -9.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 10.02 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.02 billion current LCU, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 10.02 billion current LCU is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.87 billion current LCU, 2.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.29 billion current LCU | 3.11 billion current LCU | 5.58 billion current LCU | 5 |
| 1990s | 8.80 billion current LCU | 4.91 billion current LCU | 13.06 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.08 billion current LCU | 6.70 billion current LCU | 13.10 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.54 billion current LCU | 10.02 billion current LCU | 11.06 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 interest on external debt in Burkina Faso?
- Interest on external debt in Burkina Faso was 10.02 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest interest on external debt recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 13.10 billion current LCU in 2000.
- What is the lowest interest on external debt recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.11 billion current LCU in 1985.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for interest on external debt?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest on external debt rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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 Interest on external debt (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Interest on external debt (current LCU). Data are in current local currency.