Burkina Faso vs Sudan: Claims on central government, etc.
Burkina Faso
6.5%
in 2025
Sudan
6.6%
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
117th
Sudan rank
115th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 6.6% against 6.5% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 117th and Sudan ranks 115th of 187 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.3% | 4.2% | 4.5% | Sudan |
| 1970s | -2.9% | 13.5% | 16.4% | Sudan |
| 1980s | -2.2% | 14.6% | 16.8% | Sudan |
| 1990s | -0.9% | 4.0% | 4.8% | Sudan |
| 2000s | -1.1% | 4.1% | 5.1% | Sudan |
| 2010s | -0.1% | 10.3% | 10.4% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 10.1% | 8.8% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Burkina Faso or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 6.6% against 6.5% in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Burkina Faso and Sudan?
- 0.1%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sudan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sudan rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Burkina Faso ranks 117th and Sudan ranks 115th 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.