Burkina Faso External Debt 1970-2024

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Burkina Faso external debt for 2022 was $10,380,668,432, a 0.83% increase from 2021.
  • Burkina Faso external debt for 2021 was $10,295,692,321, a 5.53% increase from 2020.
  • Burkina Faso external debt for 2020 was $9,755,974,315, a 6.54% increase from 2019.
  • Burkina Faso external debt for 2019 was $9,156,789,203, a 13.79% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Burkina Faso External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $10,380,668,432 0.83%
2021 $10,295,692,321 5.53%
2020 $9,755,974,315 6.54%
2019 $9,156,789,203 -13.79%
2018 $10,621,434,778 -16.81%
2017 $12,768,155,916 24.59%
2016 $10,248,405,382 -18.65%
2015 $12,597,759,899 22.33%
2014 $10,298,023,833 15.17%
2013 $8,941,849,034 20.27%
2012 $7,434,757,337 24.47%
2011 $5,973,120,089 24.44%
2010 $4,799,877,861 29.17%
2009 $3,715,932,439 39.21%
2008 $2,669,318,924 35.78%
2007 $1,965,861,233 72.00%
2006 $1,142,927,905 -43.18%
2005 $2,011,339,006 3.44%
2004 $1,944,506,312 10.62%
2003 $1,757,847,852 12.36%
2002 $1,564,526,410 3.20%
2001 $1,516,006,603 4.82%
2000 $1,446,330,172 -10.07%
1999 $1,608,245,529 9.38%
1998 $1,470,373,376 12.43%
1997 $1,307,801,527 0.49%
1996 $1,301,463,551 2.14%
1995 $1,274,258,080 12.27%
1994 $1,135,033,979 1.44%
1993 $1,118,907,235 7.61%
1992 $1,039,802,412 7.48%
1991 $967,441,445 16.05%
1990 $833,673,417 16.23%
1989 $717,259,802 -15.14%
1988 $845,249,596 2.14%
1987 $827,502,135 29.36%
1986 $639,696,853 25.16%
1985 $511,100,956 24.67%
1984 $409,962,571 3.08%
1983 $397,717,114 13.04%
1982 $351,832,578 7.21%
1981 $328,158,612 -0.68%
1980 $330,416,656 11.99%
1979 $295,034,802 12.31%
1978 $262,707,189 59.91%
1977 $164,285,525 92.58%
1976 $85,306,252 36.41%
1975 $62,537,911 32.06%
1974 $47,354,443 52.43%
1973 $31,067,228 55.21%
1972 $20,015,915 -15.18%
1971 $23,598,002 13.51%
1970 $20,789,506 13.51%