Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Banking survey: claims on private sector

Burkina Faso
951.74 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sierra Leone
962.75 billion current LCU
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
14th
Sierra Leone rank
13th

Banking survey: claims on private sector over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 962.75 billion current LCU against 951.74 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 11.01 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 50 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 4.24 billion current LCU 0 current LCU 4.24 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
1970s 25.75 billion current LCU 0 current LCU 25.75 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
1980s 93.32 billion current LCU 0 current LCU 93.32 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
1990s 127.99 billion current LCU 17.37 billion current LCU 110.62 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
2000s 441.31 billion current LCU 199.47 billion current LCU 241.84 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
2010s 861.18 billion current LCU 876.57 billion current LCU 15.40 billion current LCU Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher banking survey: claims on private sector, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 962.75 billion current LCU against 951.74 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
What is the difference in banking survey: claims on private sector between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
11.01 billion current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
47 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for banking survey: claims on private sector?
Burkina Faso ranks 14th and Sierra Leone ranks 13th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,590 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.