Interest payments in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Interest payments was 305.62 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
305.62 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
38th
of 155 countries
All-time high
305.62 billion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
12.69 billion current LCU
in 2008
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Interest payments in Burkina Faso, 2002–2024

0100.0B200.0B300.0B2002201320242002: 16.7B current LCU2003: 16.8B current LCU2004: 19.1B current LCU2005: 18.2B current LCU2006: 17.3B current LCU2007: 13.1B current LCU2008: 12.7B current LCU2009: 16.9B current LCU2010: 21.4B current LCU2011: 28.3B current LCU2012: 41.8B current LCU2013: 34.8B current LCU2014: 44.0B current LCU2015: 43.8B current LCU2016: 65.3B current LCU2017: 69.5B current LCU2018: 97.2B current LCU2019: 114.5B current LCU2020: 139.9B current LCU2021: 192.5B current LCU2022: 221.9B current LCU2023: 284.9B current LCU2024: 305.6B current LCU

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 35 South Africa 393.43 billion current LCU compare
  2. 36 Armenia 313.58 billion current LCU compare
  3. 37 Gabon 308.52 billion current LCU compare
  4. 39 Ukraine 304.01 billion current LCU compare
  5. 40 Rwanda 303.91 billion current LCU compare
  6. 41 Dominican Republic 250.73 billion current LCU compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,505 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.