Bank concentration in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Bank concentration was 94.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Bank concentration in Burkina Faso, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank concentration in Burkina Faso is 94.0%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 70.0% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Burkina Faso peaked at 94.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2006.
Burkina Faso ranks 29th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Bank concentration in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.5% | — |
| 2001 | 71.5% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 77.1% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 75.5% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 57.4% | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 51.9% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 60.4% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 60.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 71.7% | +18.0% |
| 2013 | 75.7% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | -32.7% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 56.3% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 55.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +70.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.2% | 51.9% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 55.3% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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 concentration in Burkina Faso?
- Bank concentration in Burkina Faso was 94.0% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2006.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for bank concentration?
- Burkina Faso ranks 29th out of 170 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank concentration (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for three largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 3 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.