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% |
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 |
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More financial sector data for Burkina Faso
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 184.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 211,230 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate 49.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP 112.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 128,854 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -5.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net migration -27,130 (2025)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 22.7% (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.