Burkina Faso — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1954–2025 · 66 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
Burkina Faso's central government deficit reading was −3.73% of GDP in 2025. The period change from −6.51% of GDP in 2024 was +2.78 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −7.4% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2012–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.73 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -6.51 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -8.29 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -12.9 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -8.43 % of GDP |
9 earlier values, back to 2012
| 2020 | -8.63 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -4.12 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -6.76 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -9.25 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -5.34 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -5.2 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -5.37 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -8.06 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -7.08 % of GDP |