🇧🇫 Burkina Faso National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Burkina Faso government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $16.2 billion, growing at $57 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 53%. Per-citizen share: $658.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Burkina Faso ranks 75th by debt-to-GDP, 108th by total debt and 124th by debt per person.
About Burkina Faso's National Debt
Burkina Faso carries a low-to-moderate debt load, but a severe security crisis and military rule in the Sahel dominate its economic outlook.
Burkina Faso's debt-to-GDP ratio of 53% is moderate: higher than 44% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Burkina Faso ranks 108th of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $57 per second, Burkina Faso adds about $5 million to its government debt every day — roughly $1.8 billion per year. Each of Burkina Faso's 25 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $658. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Burkina Faso National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Burkina Faso's national debt right now?
Burkina Faso's national debt is approximately $16.2 billion as of October 27, 2026, growing at $57 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 53% and each citizen's share is about $658.
How fast is Burkina Faso's debt growing?
Burkina Faso's government debt is growing at approximately $57 per second — about $5 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Burkina Faso's debt per capita?
Each of Burkina Faso's 25 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $658 of the national debt.
What is Burkina Faso's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Burkina Faso's debt-to-GDP ratio is 53%. That is higher than 44% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Burkina Faso's government debt at this level?
Burkina Faso carries a low-to-moderate debt load, but a severe security crisis and military rule in the Sahel dominate its economic outlook.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 14,717,634,682 + 57 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=bf (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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