Burkina Faso recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 52.70 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Debt to GDP in Burkina Faso averaged 35.45 percent of GDP from 2003 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 56.40 percent of GDP in 2022 and a record low of 20.10 percent of GDP in 2006. source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Government Debt to GDP in Burkina Faso is expected to reach 50.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, 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 49.70 percent of GDP in 2026 and 49.50 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 20.00 Sep 2025
Government Budget -5.70 -6.60 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Debt to GDP 52.70 52.70 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Spending 2175.50 2043.80 XOF Billion Dec 2024
Holidays
Military Expenditure 1023.70 827.20 USD Million Dec 2024



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
52.70 52.70 56.40 20.10 2003 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly