Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 2.82 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Burkina Faso, 2004–2020
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2020, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Burkina Faso stood at 2.82.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.08 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.16, in 2004.
Burkina Faso ranks 167th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.16 | — |
| 2005 | 1.3 | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 1.22 | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 1.51 | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 1.68 | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 1.83 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 1.94 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 2.11 | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 2.16 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.34 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 2.78 | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 2.91 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 2.89 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.86 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.83 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 3.08 | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 2.82 | -8.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 2.82 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.74, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 2.82 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.08, 69% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.45 | 1.16 | 1.83 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.59 | 1.94 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.82 | 2.82 | 2.82 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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 bank branches per 100,000 adults in Burkina Faso?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Burkina Faso was 2.82 in 2020, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 in 2004.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Burkina Faso ranks 167th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. 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 branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.