Commercial bank branches in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Commercial bank branches was 2.69 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commercial bank branches in Burkina Faso, 2004–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 100,000 adults.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 2.69 per 100,000 adults for commercial bank branches in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial bank branches in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.97 per 100,000 adults in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.1 per 100,000 adults, in 2004.
Burkina Faso ranks 170th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Commercial bank branches in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.1 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 1.22 per 100,000 adults | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 1.15 per 100,000 adults | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 1.42 per 100,000 adults | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 1.59 per 100,000 adults | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 1.74 per 100,000 adults | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 1.85 per 100,000 adults | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 2.02 per 100,000 adults | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 2.07 per 100,000 adults | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.24 per 100,000 adults | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 2.67 per 100,000 adults | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 2.8 per 100,000 adults | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 2.78 per 100,000 adults | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.76 per 100,000 adults | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.73 per 100,000 adults | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.97 per 100,000 adults | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 2.73 per 100,000 adults | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 2.87 per 100,000 adults | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 2.91 per 100,000 adults | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.77 per 100,000 adults | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 2.69 per 100,000 adults | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.37 per 100,000 adults | 1.1 per 100,000 adults | 1.74 per 100,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.49 per 100,000 adults | 1.85 per 100,000 adults | 2.97 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 per 100,000 adults | 2.69 per 100,000 adults | 2.91 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
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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 commercial bank branches in Burkina Faso?
- Commercial bank branches in Burkina Faso was 2.69 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest commercial bank branches recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 per 100,000 adults in 2019.
- What is the lowest commercial bank branches recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 per 100,000 adults in 2004.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for commercial bank branches?
- Burkina Faso ranks 170th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial bank branches rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial bank branches are retail locations of resident commercial banks and other resident banks that function as commercial banks that provide financial services to customers and are physically separated from the main office but not organized as legally separated subsidiaries.