Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Burkina Faso

Budget balance in Burkina Faso in 2031 — -3%. Ranked 117 in the world out of 188. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 1.8 pp.

2031 -3% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 117of 188
Period maximum 14.3%2006
Period minimum -10.9%2022

Trend over time

1985–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Burkina Faso, 1985–2031-20-100102019851990199520002005201020152020202520301985: -1.2%1986: -5.1%1987: -5.3%1988: -4.3%1989: 2%1990: -7.5%1991: -2.8%1992: -2.5%1993: -3.8%1994: -1.9%1995: -2.6%1996: -1.7%1997: -2.6%1998: -2.6%1999: -3.3%2000: -3%2001: -3.6%2002: -4.4%2003: -1.8%2004: -4.2%2005: -4.9%2006: 14.3%2007: -5%2008: -3.6%2009: -4.2%2010: -4.1%2011: -2%2012: -2.8%2013: -3.5%2014: -1.7%2015: -2.1%2016: -3.1%2017: -6.9%2018: -4.4%2019: -3.4%2020: -5.2%2021: -7.4%2022: -10.9%2023: -6.9%2024: -5.8%2025: -3.5%2026: -3.5%2027: -3%2028: -3%2029: -3%2030: -3%2031: -3%
Change over the period: −1.8 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso -3%
World computed -4.85%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -3.08%
Western Africa computed -2.26%
Low-income countries computed -2.83%
Budget balance — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -3 +0 pp
2030 -3 +0 pp
2029 -3 +0 pp
2028 -3 +0 pp
2027 -3 +0.5 pp
2026 -3.5 +0 pp
2025 -3.5 +2.3 pp
2024 -5.8 +1.1 pp
2023 -6.9 +4 pp
2022 -10.9 −3.5 pp
2021 -7.4 −2.2 pp
2020 -5.2 −1.8 pp
2019 -3.4 +1 pp
2018 -4.4 +2.5 pp
2017 -6.9 −3.8 pp
2016 -3.1 −1 pp
2015 -2.1 −0.4 pp
2014 -1.7 +1.8 pp
2013 -3.5 −0.7 pp
2012 -2.8 −0.8 pp
2011 -2 +2.1 pp
2010 -4.1 +0.1 pp
2009 -4.2 −0.6 pp
2008 -3.6 +1.4 pp
2007 -5 −19.3 pp
2006 14.3 +19.2 pp
2005 -4.9 −0.7 pp
2004 -4.2 −2.4 pp
2003 -1.8 +2.6 pp
2002 -4.4 −0.8 pp
2001 -3.6 −0.6 pp
2000 -3 +0.3 pp
1999 -3.3 −0.7 pp
1998 -2.6 +0 pp
1997 -2.6 −0.9 pp
1996 -1.7 +0.9 pp
1995 -2.6 −0.7 pp
1994 -1.9 +1.9 pp
1993 -3.8 −1.3 pp
1992 -2.5 +0.3 pp
1991 -2.8 +4.7 pp
1990 -7.5 −9.5 pp
1989 2 +6.3 pp
1988 -4.3 +1 pp
1987 -5.3 −0.2 pp
1986 -5.1 −3.9 pp
1985 -1.2

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.