Burkina Faso — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1954–2031 · 72 observations
About this series
The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
Burkina Faso's combined government deficit reading was −3.54% of GDP in 2025. The period change from −5.84% of GDP in 2024 was +2.3 percentage points.
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Latest observations
2017–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -3 % of GDP |
| 2030 | -3 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -3 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -3 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -3.04 % of GDP |
10 earlier values, back to 2017
| 2026 | -3.5 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -3.54 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -5.84 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -6.91 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -10.9 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -7.45 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -5.16 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -3.39 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -4.43 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -6.92 % of GDP |