Bank net interest margin in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Bank net interest margin was 2.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Burkina Faso, 2000–2020
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 2.6% for bank net interest margin in 2020.
That represents a change of down 26.6% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Burkina Faso peaked at 6.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2016.
Burkina Faso ranks 99th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bank net interest margin in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -23.3% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +25.4% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -25.7% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +36.7% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -26.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.2% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
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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)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.7% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 5.09 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 3.10 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.7% (2025)
- Broad money 43.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 6.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 22.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank net interest margin in Burkina Faso?
- Bank net interest margin in Burkina Faso was 2.6% in 2020, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for bank net interest margin?
- Burkina Faso ranks 99th out of 166 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank net interest margin (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2080[t] / ((data2010[t] + data2010[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.