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Burkina Faso - Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP) 47.75

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 175 economies tracked

Latest value

47.75 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 175 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 1990

2×

Ranking Race — Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319901995200020052010201520202025#11#432024 overtook Ghana2025 overtook Malawi
Burkina FasoAlgeriaNaoeroRussian FederationChina

Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Burkina Faso climbed from #11 to #43 (overtook Ghana). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Burkina Faso ↓

Key Events — Burkina Faso

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1994
Fell 28 places in global rank auto
2006
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2007
Fell 26 places in global rank auto
2009
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2015
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2016
Climbed 20 places in global rank auto
2018
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2019
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto

Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP), 1990-2025

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202517.4747.1576.82106.5

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