Burkina Faso recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 53.10 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in Burkina Faso averaged 34.66 percent of GDP from 2001 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 59.90 percent of GDP in 2022 and a record low of 17.28 percent of GDP in 2006. source: BCEAO

Government Debt to GDP in Burkina Faso is expected to reach 60.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Burkina Faso Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 62.20 percent of GDP in 2027 and 63.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 20.00 May 2026
Government Budget -3.50 -5.70 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Debt to GDP 53.10 57.30 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Spending 2175.50 2043.80 XOF Billion Dec 2024
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Military Expenditure 891.60 1023.80 USD Million Dec 2025


Burkina Faso Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
53.10 57.30 59.90 17.28 2001 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly