National Debt (% of GDP): Burkina Faso

Analysis# Burkina Faso National Debt (% of GDP) Burkina Faso's national debt stood at 51.7% of GDP in 2026, down from its peak of 59.2% in 2022 but significantly higher than the 20.1% recorded in 2006. Since 2002, the country's debt burden has increased by 19.4 percentage points, reflecting a steady deterioration in fiscal health over two decades. The current level remains elevated relative to historical norms, though recent years show modest improvement from the 2022 crisis peak. A sharp acceleration occurred between 2020 and 2021, when debt jumped from 43.6% to 55.1% of GDP—a 11.5 percentage point surge in a single year. From 2022 onward, the trend reversed, with debt declining by 7.5 percentage points through 2026. Projections suggest continued gradual reduction ahead, indicating tentative fiscal stabilization following the acute debt spike of the early 2020s.