Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 10.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Burkina Faso, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Burkina Faso stood at 10.7%.
That represents a change of up 54.0% on the previous year and up 84.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Burkina Faso peaked at 12.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2016.
Burkina Faso ranks 110th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.5% | — |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +55.6% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -40.3% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +44.3% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | -33.5% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +58.6% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +26.3% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -43.8% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | +11.1% |
| 2025 | 10.7% | +54.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 10.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.2%, 66% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 10.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.7%, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.1% | 12.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.9% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 6.1% | 10.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 107 Antigua and Barbuda 11.6% compare
- 108 Palestine, State of 11.0% compare
- 109 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.8% compare
- 111 Georgia 10.6% compare
- 112 Saint Lucia 10.2% compare
- 113 Sierra Leone 10.1% 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 bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Burkina Faso?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Burkina Faso was 10.7% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Burkina Faso ranks 110th out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of bank liquid reserves to bank assets is the ratio of domestic currency holdings and deposits with the monetary authorities to claims on other governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, the private sector, and other banking institutions. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.