Assets, Other Foreign Assets, International Liquidity, Claims on in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Assets, Other Foreign Assets, International Liquidity, Claims on was 2.61 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Assets, Other Foreign Assets, International Liquidity, Claims on in Burkina Faso, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for assets, other foreign assets, international liquidity, claims on in Burkina Faso is 2.61 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 127.9% on the previous year and up 204.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assets, other foreign assets, international liquidity, claims on in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.61 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 819,425, in 2022.
That places Burkina Faso 43rd out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Assets, Other Foreign Assets, International Liquidity, Claims on in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 250.70 million | — |
| 2002 | 292.36 million | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 740.46 million | +153.3% |
| 2004 | 892.16 million | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 925.33 million | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 537.46 million | -41.9% |
| 2007 | 1.00 billion | +86.5% |
| 2008 | 895.83 million | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 1.15 billion | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 975.35 million | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 billion | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 928.99 million | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 528.25 million | -43.1% |
| 2014 | 560.49 million | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 859.54 million | +53.4% |
| 2016 | 945.77 million | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 1.60 billion | +69.3% |
| 2018 | 1.58 billion | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.71 billion | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 1.56 billion | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 1.39 billion | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 819,425 | -99.9% |
| 2023 | 617.72 million | +75285.1% |
| 2024 | 1.15 billion | +85.6% |
| 2025 | 2.61 billion | +127.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 2.61 billion is above the median for low income countries, which is 30.43 million, 85.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 2.61 billion is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.20 million, 117.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Assets, Other Foreign Assets, International Liquidity, Claims on in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +75285.1% | 819,425 | 617.72 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 742.65 million | 250.70 million | 1.15 billion | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.07 billion | 528.25 million | 1.71 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 billion | 819,425 | 2.61 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 40 Hong Kong, China 3.21 billion compare
- 41 Nigeria 3.18 billion compare
- 42 United Arab Emirates 3.07 billion compare
- 44 New Zealand 2.57 billion compare
- 45 Kazakhstan 2.55 billion compare
- 46 Korea 2.29 billion compare
More financial sector data for Burkina Faso
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.9818 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is assets, other foreign assets, international liquidity, claims on in Burkina Faso?
- Assets, other foreign assets, international liquidity, claims on in Burkina Faso was 2.61 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest assets, other foreign assets, international liquidity, claims on recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest assets, other foreign assets, international liquidity, claims on recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 819,425 in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for assets, other foreign assets, international liquidity, claims on?
- Burkina Faso ranks 43rd out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is assets, other foreign assets, international liquidity, claims on rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 204.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Assets, Other Foreign Assets, International Liquidity, Claims on Nonresidents, Foreign Currency (CBS) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Central Bank dataset offers an analytical perspective on the central bank’s balance sheet, focusing on the monetary base and the central bank’s financial relationships with other economic sectors and nonresidents.