Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 53.2 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -1.5 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $27.7 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- 5.8 % (2025)
- Debt level
- 30–60% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- +21.9 pp
- Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
- 64.2 % (2024)
- ISO code
- BFA
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $27.7 bn |
| 2024 | $23.1 bn |
| 2023 | $20.1 bn |
| 2022 | $18.7 bn |
| 2021 | $19.7 bn |
| 2020 | $17.8 bn |
| 2019 | $16.1 bn |
| 2018 | $15.9 bn |
| 2017 | $14.1 bn |
| 2016 | $12.8 bn |
| 2015 | $11.8 bn |
| 2014 | $13.9 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.8 % |
| 2024 | -4.0 % |
| 2023 | -5.1 % |
| 2022 | -7.5 % |
| 2021 | 0.4 % |
| 2020 | 4.2 % |
| 2019 | -3.3 % |
| 2018 | -4.2 % |
| 2017 | -5.0 % |
| 2016 | -6.1 % |
| 2015 | -7.6 % |
| 2014 | -7.2 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.5 % |
| 2024 | -5.8 % |
| 2023 | -6.9 % |
| 2022 | -10.9 % |
| 2021 | -7.4 % |
| 2020 | -5.2 % |
| 2019 | -3.4 % |
| 2018 | -4.4 % |
| 2017 | -6.9 % |
| 2016 | -3.1 % |
| 2015 | -2.1 % |
| 2014 | -1.7 % |
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.2 % |
| 2024 | 57.2 % |
| 2023 | 56.8 % |
| 2022 | 59.2 % |
| 2021 | 55.5 % |
| 2020 | 45.0 % |
| 2019 | 41.7 % |
| 2018 | 38.1 % |
| 2017 | 33.9 % |
| 2016 | 32.9 % |
| 2015 | 31.3 % |
| 2014 | 26.1 % |
Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 64.2 |
| 2023 | 62.0 |
| 2022 | 63.2 |
| 2021 | 55.6 |
| 2020 | 73.4 |
| 2019 | 47.1 |
| 2018 | 45.6 |