Banking crisis dummy in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Banking crisis dummy was 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Banking crisis dummy in Burkina Faso, 1970–2017
Source: Luc Laeven and Fabián Valencia, 2012. “Systemic Banking Crises Database: An Update”, IMF Working Paper WP/12/163. Measured in 1=banking crisis, 0=none.
Analysis
In 2017, banking crisis dummy in Burkina Faso stood at 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
Over the whole period, banking crisis dummy in Burkina Faso peaked at 1 1=banking crisis, 0=none in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 4th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Banking crisis dummy in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | 1=banking crisis, 0=none | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1971 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1972 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1973 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1974 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1975 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1976 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1977 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1978 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1979 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1980 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1981 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1982 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1983 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1984 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1985 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1986 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1987 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1988 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1989 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1990 | 1 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1991 | 1 1=banking crisis, 0=none | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 1=banking crisis, 0=none | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 1=banking crisis, 0=none | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 1=banking crisis, 0=none | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1997 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1998 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 1999 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 2000 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 2001 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 2002 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 2003 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 2004 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 2005 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 2006 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 2007 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 2008 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 2009 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 2010 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 2011 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 2012 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 2013 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 2014 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 2015 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 2016 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
| 2017 | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 1 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none | 8 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 1 Guinea-Bissau 1 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 1 Moldova 1 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 1 Ukraine 1 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Afghanistan 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Albania 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Algeria 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Andorra 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Angola 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Antigua and Barbuda 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Argentina 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Armenia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Aruba 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Australia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Austria 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Bahamas 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Bahrain 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Bangladesh 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Barbados 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Belarus 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Belgium 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Belize 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Benin 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Bermuda 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Bhutan 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Bolivia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Botswana 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Brazil 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Brunei 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Bulgaria 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Burundi 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Cape Verde 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Cambodia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Cameroon 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Canada 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Cayman Islands 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Central African Republic 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Chad 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Chile 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 China 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Colombia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Comoros 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Congo 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Costa Rica 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Cote d'Ivoire 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Croatia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Cuba 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Curacao 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Cyprus 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Czechia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Denmark 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Djibouti 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Dominica 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Dominican Republic 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Ecuador 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Egypt 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 El Salvador 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Equatorial Guinea 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Eritrea 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Estonia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Eswatini 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Ethiopia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Faroe Islands 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Fiji 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Finland 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 France 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 French Polynesia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Gabon 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Gambia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Georgia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Germany 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Ghana 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Gibraltar 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Greece 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Greenland 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Grenada 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Guam 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Guatemala 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Guinea 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Guyana 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Haiti 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Honduras 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Hong Kong 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Hungary 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Iceland 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 India 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Indonesia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Iran 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Iraq 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Ireland 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Isle of Man 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Israel 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Italy 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Jamaica 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Japan 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Jordan 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Kenya 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Kiribati 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 North Korea 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 South Korea 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Kosovo 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Kuwait 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Laos 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Latvia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Lebanon 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Lesotho 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Liberia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Libya 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Liechtenstein 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Lithuania 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Luxembourg 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Macao 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Madagascar 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Malawi 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Malaysia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Maldives 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Mali 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Malta 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Marshall Islands 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Mauritania 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Mauritius 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Mexico 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Micronesia (country) 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Monaco 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Mongolia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Montenegro 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Morocco 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Mozambique 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Myanmar 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Namibia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Nauru 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Nepal 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Netherlands 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 New Caledonia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 New Zealand 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Nicaragua 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Niger 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Nigeria 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 North Macedonia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Norway 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Oman 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Pakistan 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Palau 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Panama 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Papua New Guinea 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Paraguay 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Peru 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Philippines 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Poland 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Portugal 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Puerto Rico 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Qatar 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Romania 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Russia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Rwanda 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Samoa 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 San Marino 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Sao Tome and Principe 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Senegal 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Serbia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Seychelles 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Sierra Leone 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Singapore 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Slovakia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Slovenia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Somalia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 South Africa 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 South Sudan 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Spain 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Sri Lanka 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Saint Lucia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Sudan 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Suriname 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Sweden 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Switzerland 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Syria 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Tajikistan 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Tanzania 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Thailand 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 East Timor 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Togo 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Tonga 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Trinidad and Tobago 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Tunisia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Turkey 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Turkmenistan 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Tuvalu 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Uganda 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 United Arab Emirates 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 United Kingdom 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 United States 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Uruguay 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Uzbekistan 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Vanuatu 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Venezuela 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Vietnam 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 United States Virgin Islands 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Palestine 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Yemen 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Zambia 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Zimbabwe 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none compare
- 4 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
- 4 Taiwan 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none
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)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita 0.9818 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.34 units per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banking crisis dummy in Burkina Faso?
- Banking crisis dummy in Burkina Faso was 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none in 2017, according to Luc Laeven and Fabián Valencia, 2012. “Systemic Banking Crises Database: An Update”, IMF Working Paper WP/12/163.
- What is the highest banking crisis dummy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1 1=banking crisis, 0=none in 1990.
- What is the lowest banking crisis dummy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1=banking crisis, 0=none in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for banking crisis dummy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 4th out of 214 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Luc Laeven and Fabián Valencia, 2012. “Systemic Banking Crises Database: An Update”, IMF Working Paper WP/12/163, published as part of Banking crisis dummy (1=banking crisis, 0=none). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A banking crisis is defined as systemic if two conditions are met: a. Significant signs of financial distress in the banking system (as indicated bysignificant bank runs, losses in the banking system, and/or bank liquidations), b. Significant banking policy intervention measures in response to significant losses in the banking system. The first year that both criteria are met is considered as the year when the crisis start becoming systemic. The end of a crisis is defined the year before both real GDP growth and real credit growth are positive for at least two consecutive years.