Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 22.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 22.7% for domestic credit to private sector by banks in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Burkina Faso peaked at 31.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1960.
That places Burkina Faso 133rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.1% | — |
| 1961 | 2.2% | +95.8% |
| 1962 | 2.3% | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 3.1% | +35.9% |
| 1964 | 3.6% | +14.8% |
| 1965 | 3.7% | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 3.2% | -15.1% |
| 1967 | 3.2% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 3.4% | +8.0% |
| 1969 | 4.5% | +30.5% |
| 1970 | 4.4% | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 4.5% | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 4.9% | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 6.0% | +22.3% |
| 1974 | 8.4% | +40.0% |
| 1975 | 10.6% | +26.5% |
| 1976 | 13.7% | +29.1% |
| 1977 | 16.3% | +19.0% |
| 1978 | 16.5% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 15.2% | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 14.4% | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 13.5% | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 12.7% | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 12.5% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 11.7% | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 13.1% | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 13.6% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 14.3% | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 14.7% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 16.3% | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 16.7% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 12.3% | -26.8% |
| 1992 | 10.7% | -12.9% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | -29.0% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | +68.1% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +28.2% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +25.2% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 27.1% | -15.0% |
| 2025 | 22.7% | -16.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 22.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.9%, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 22.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.6%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +95.8% | 1.1% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 1.1% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.0% | 4.4% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 11.7% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 6.6% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 8.9% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 15.3% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 22.7% | 31.9% | 6 |
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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 domestic credit to private sector by banks in Burkina Faso?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Burkina Faso was 22.7% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1960.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Burkina Faso ranks 133rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.