Burkina Faso: Government commits over 11 billion CFA francs to clear civil servants’ social security debt
The Burkinabe government allocated over 11 billion CFA francs in 2025 to honor its commitments to its social partners. This sum aims to regularize the situation of 36,670 civil servants eligible for reclassification, a social debt dating back several years.
Concretely, 367 employees are affected by the transition to the 3rd class, while 36,303 others benefit from the transition to the 2nd class.
The total financial impact of this operation amounts to 11,364,727,986 FCFA, a significant budgetary effort undertaken by the State.
Payment of this debt began in the last quarter of 2025, with an execution rate already nearing 19%.
The concerned employees are thus starting to receive the financial effects of this long-awaited regularization.
This decision follows a commitment made by the Council of Ministers during its session of July 30, 2025.
The government had then adopted a report relating to the implementation of class advancements for state civil servants, in accordance with Law No. 081-2015/CNT of November 24, 2015, on the general statute of the Civil Service.
The assessment of this social debt was presented to the members of the Finance and Budget Commission (COMFIB) of the Transitional Legislative Assembly.
It appears in the report relating to the draft finance law for the execution of the 2026 budget, adopted on December 30, 2025.
A strong signal sent to civil servants, who finally see their rights recognized and their situation regularized.
