Interest payments in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Interest payments was 305.62 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Burkina Faso, 2002–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2024, interest payments in Burkina Faso stood at 305.62 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 594.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Burkina Faso peaked at 305.62 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.69 billion current LCU, in 2008.
That places Burkina Faso 38th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.34 billion current LCU | 12.69 billion current LCU | 19.13 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 2010s | 56.05 billion current LCU | 21.35 billion current LCU | 114.50 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 228.98 billion current LCU | 139.94 billion current LCU | 305.62 billion current LCU | 5 |
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More public sector data for Burkina Faso
- Arms imports 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 18.7% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 22.4% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 42.3% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 10.6% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -5.4% (2024)
- Interest payments 9.7% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 17.1% (2024)
- Interest payments 11.9% (2023)
- Other taxes 1.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Burkina Faso?
- Interest payments in Burkina Faso was 305.62 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 305.62 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.69 billion current LCU in 2008.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for interest payments?
- Burkina Faso ranks 38th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 594.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.