Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 194.06 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Burkina Faso, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Burkina Faso is 194.06, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 146.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Burkina Faso peaked at 194.06 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 54.41, in 2004.
Burkina Faso ranks 80th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 54.41 | — |
| 2005 | 108.45 | +99.3% |
| 2006 | 57.73 | -46.8% |
| 2007 | 61.5 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 69.04 | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 71.01 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 78.64 | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 90.51 | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 105.43 | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 112.24 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 126.51 | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 141.17 | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 161.25 | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 174.16 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 178.35 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 181.79 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 194.06 | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.36 | 54.41 | 108.45 | 6 |
| 2010s | 135 | 78.64 | 181.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 194.06 | 194.06 | 194.06 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More financial sector data for Burkina Faso
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 211,230 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 184.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita 0.9818 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.9818 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Burkina Faso?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Burkina Faso was 194.06 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 194.06 in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.41 in 2004.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Burkina Faso ranks 80th out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank accounts per 1,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 1,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.