How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?

5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB), published as Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, primary education or less (% of population ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a

Burkina Faso

45.1%

in 2024

Cameroon

44.6%

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

75th

Cameroon rank

76th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

Burkina Faso
Cameroon

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 45.1% against 44.6% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Cameroon ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 75th and Cameroon ranks 76th of 105 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Cameroon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
2010s	19.9%	15.3%	4.6%	Burkina Faso
2020s	38.4%	40.9%	2.5%	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher account ownership at a financial institution or with a, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?: Burkina Faso, at 45.1% against 44.6% in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 0.5%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Burkina Faso ranks 75th and Cameroon ranks 76th of 105 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB), published as Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, primary education or less (% of population ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider, primary education or less (% of population ages 15+)
Unit: % of population ages 15+
Source: Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 117 places, 585 data points, 2011–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Account denotes the percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution or report personally using a mobile money service in the past 12 months (primary education or less, % of population ages 15+).