Burkina Faso recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 6.90 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2023. Government Budget in Burkina Faso averaged -3.78 percent of GDP from 2002 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 16.70 percent of GDP in 2006 and a record low of -10.40 percent of GDP in 2022. source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Demographie, Burkina Faso

Government Budget in Burkina Faso is expected to reach -4.20 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Burkina Faso Government Budget is projected to trend around -3.70 percent of GDP in 2026 and -3.40 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 20.00 Feb 2026
Government Budget -5.70 -6.60 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Debt to GDP 58.60 57.10 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Spending 2175.50 2043.80 XOF Billion Dec 2024
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Military Expenditure 1023.70 827.20 USD Million Dec 2024


Burkina Faso Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-5.70 -6.60 16.70 -10.40 2002 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly