Share of government spending going to interest payments in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of government spending going to interest payments was 11.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of government spending going to interest payments in Burkina Faso, 2002–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 11.9% for share of government spending going to interest payments in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 42.2% on the previous year and up 181.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government spending going to interest payments in Burkina Faso peaked at 11.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2008.
Burkina Faso ranks 43rd of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of government spending going to interest payments in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6.7% | — |
| 2003 | 6.6% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -18.1% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -35.4% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +20.8% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +23.2% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +38.2% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | +42.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 2.8% | 6.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.0% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 7.6% | 11.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government spending going to interest payments in Burkina Faso?
- Share of government spending going to interest payments in Burkina Faso was 11.9% in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government spending going to interest payments recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of government spending going to interest payments recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2008.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Burkina Faso ranks 43rd out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government spending going to interest payments rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 181.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government spending going to interest payments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest expenditures on government debt, as share of total central government expenditures. Interest expenditures on government debt include payments on long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments.