Burkina Faso's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) was US$228.43 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 332.17% from US$52.86 million in 2014 (15.76% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$228.43 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$98.5 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$52.86 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$228.43 million | 2024 |
| Lowest | US$48,294 | 1972 |
| Average since 2015 | US$118.82 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$48,294 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Burkina Faso's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) rose 29.6% on 2023 (from US$176.21 million to US$228.43 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +7.7% and a typical year strayed about 17.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 160.4% in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 38.1% in 1992. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$16.44 million a year. A straight line explains 90% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Burkina Faso had the 58th highest value of the 120 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | US$228.43 million | 2024 |
| Low income | US$2.79 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Burkina Faso in the 2024 ranking
- North Macedonia — 55th of 120: US$305.31 million
- Ghana — 56th of 120: US$290.37 million
- Botswana — 57th of 120: US$250.9 million
- Gabon — 59th of 120: US$226.82 million
- Niger — 60th of 120: US$225.04 million
- Mauritania — 61st of 120: US$222.12 million
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed multilateral loans include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Debt service payments are the sum of principal repayments and interest payments actually made in the year specified. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 53 values
| Year | Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 228,428,173 |
| 2023 | 176,210,391 |
| 2022 | 145,760,243 |
| 2021 | 127,208,287 |
| 2020 | 116,286,963 |
| 2019 | 98,504,422 |
| 2018 | 82,048,559 |
| 2017 | 79,926,046 |
| 2016 | 72,649,391 |
| 2015 | 61,222,506 |
| 2014 |
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$491.2 million (2024)
- Benin — US$200.14 million (2024)
- Botswana — US$250.9 million (2024)
- Burundi — US$14.51 million (2024)
- Cabo Verde — US$65.44 million (2024)
- Cameroon — US$375.85 million (2024)
- Central African Republic — US$8.22 million (2024)
- Chad — US$55.83 million (2024)
- Comoros — US$6.2 million (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for Burkina Faso
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$4.92 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 2.86 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 17.81% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$16.58 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 9.65 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 60% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$21.49 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Burkina Faso's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$)?
- US$228.43 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1972?
- It is up 472,899% from US$48,294 in 1972 (17.67% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$228.43 million in 2024 and the lowest US$48,294 in 1972.
- How does Burkina Faso rank?
- 58th highest of 120 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) unusual for Burkina Faso?
- In 2024, Burkina Faso's multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) rose 29.6% on 2023 (from US$176.21 million to US$228.43 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +7.7% and a typical year strayed about 17.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.TDS.MLAT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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