External Debt (Percentage of GDP) - Burkina Faso
Value & RankThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Burkina Faso is 23.6 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 141.
Burkina Faso compared to other CountriesThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Burkina Faso is similar to that of West Bank and Gaza, India, Mauritius, Peru, Aruba, Colombia, Solomon Islands, Uganda, Argentina, Congo with a respective External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 25.1, 24.7, 24.3, 23.8, 23.6, 23.2, 23.2, 23.1, 23.0, 23.0 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146.Last 10 years averageBurkina Faso had an average External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 26.8 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Burkina Faso during the Great RecessionBurkina Faso's External Debt - % of GDP had a positive growth of 14.3% during the Great RecessionBurkina Faso since the end of the Great RecessionBurkina Faso's External Debt - % of GDP had a positive growth of 7.38% since the end of the Great Recession
Burkina Faso compared to other CountriesThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Burkina Faso is similar to that of West Bank and Gaza, India, Mauritius, Peru, Aruba, Colombia, Solomon Islands, Uganda, Argentina, Congo with a respective External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 25.1, 24.7, 24.3, 23.8, 23.6, 23.2, 23.2, 23.1, 23.0, 23.0 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146.Last 10 years averageBurkina Faso had an average External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 26.8 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Burkina Faso during the Great RecessionBurkina Faso's External Debt - % of GDP had a positive growth of 14.3% during the Great RecessionBurkina Faso since the end of the Great RecessionBurkina Faso's External Debt - % of GDP had a positive growth of 7.38% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 30.8 |
1992 | 46.3 |
1993 | 47.8 |
1994 | 59.7 |
1995 | 53.4 |
1996 | 50.2 |
1997 | 53.2 |
1998 | 52.0 |
1999 | 49.8 |
2000 | 49.8 |
2001 | 53.5 |
2002 | 48.5 |
2003 | 44.0 |
2004 | 39.9 |
2005 | 37.0 |
2006 | 19.2 |
2007 | 19.1 |
2008 | 20.5 |
2009 | 22.0 |
2010 | 23.3 |
2011 | 22.5 |
2012 | 23.9 |
2013 | 23.6 |
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West Bank and Gaza | 136 | 25.1 |
India | 137 | 24.7 |
Mauritius | 138 | 24.3 |
Peru | 139 | 23.8 |
Aruba | 140 | 23.6 |
Burkina Faso | 141 | 23.6 |
Colombia | 142 | 23.2 |
Solomon Islands | 143 | 23.2 |
Uganda | 144 | 23.1 |
Argentina | 145 | 23.0 |
Congo | 146 | 23.0 |
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Data Source:
Compiled from multiple sources
Compiled from multiple sources