Burkina Faso vs South Africa: Claims on central government, etc.
Burkina Faso
6.5%
in 2025
South Africa
6.3%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
117th
South Africa rank
119th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Burkina Faso
- South Africa
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 6.5% against 6.3% in South Africa, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 117th and South Africa ranks 119th of 187 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.5% | 9.8% | 10.3% | South Africa |
| 1970s | -2.9% | 12.7% | 15.6% | South Africa |
| 1980s | -2.2% | 11.0% | 13.2% | South Africa |
| 1990s | -0.7% | 13.7% | 14.4% | South Africa |
| 2000s | -1.1% | 21.3% | 22.3% | South Africa |
| 2010s | -0.1% | 16.6% | 16.7% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 19.4% | 16.3% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Burkina Faso or South Africa?
- Burkina Faso, at 6.5% against 6.3% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Burkina Faso and South Africa?
- 0.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Africa?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and South Africa rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Burkina Faso ranks 117th and South Africa ranks 119th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.