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

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, poorest 40% (% of population ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Burkina Faso

38.5%

in 2024

Malawi

38.1%

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

87th

Malawi rank

89th

Account ownership at a financial institution or with a over time

Burkina Faso
Malawi

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 38.5% against 38.1% in Malawi, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 87th and Malawi ranks 89th of 102 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2010s	13.2%	13.8%	0.6%	Malawi
2020s	32.0%	35.6%	3.6%	Malawi

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 Malawi?: Burkina Faso, at 38.5% against 38.1% in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in account ownership at a financial institution or with a between Burkina Faso and Malawi?: 0.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for account ownership at a financial institution or with a?: Burkina Faso ranks 87th and Malawi ranks 89th of 102 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, poorest 40% (% 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, poorest 40% (% 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: 114 places, 570 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 (poorest 40%, share of population ages 15+).