External finance, S1 - Capital outflow restrictions bank credit in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: External finance, S1 - Capital outflow restrictions bank credit was 0.5 in 2014. ▼ Falling
External finance, S1 - Capital outflow restrictions bank credit in Burkina Faso, 1973–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.5 for external finance, s1 - capital outflow restrictions bank credit in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, external finance, s1 - capital outflow restrictions bank credit in Burkina Faso peaked at 1 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 74th out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
External finance, S1 - Capital outflow restrictions bank credit in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1 | — |
| 1974 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5 | -50.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.5 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.75, 67% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 74 Argentina 0.5 compare
- 74 Bangladesh 0.5 compare
- 74 Belarus 0.5 compare
- 74 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5 compare
- 74 Algeria 0.5 compare
- 74 Ethiopia 0.5 compare
- 74 Sri Lanka 0.5 compare
- 74 Morocco 0.5 compare
- 74 Madagascar 0.5 compare
- 74 Mozambique 0.5 compare
- 74 Nepal 0.5 compare
- 74 Pakistan 0.5 compare
- 74 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5 compare
- 74 Ukraine 0.5 compare
- 74 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.5 compare
- 74 Zimbabwe 0.5 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 external finance, s1 - capital outflow restrictions bank credit in Burkina Faso?
- External finance, s1 - capital outflow restrictions bank credit in Burkina Faso was 0.5 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest external finance, s1 - capital outflow restrictions bank credit recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1973.
- What is the lowest external finance, s1 - capital outflow restrictions bank credit recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for external finance, s1 - capital outflow restrictions bank credit?
- Burkina Faso ranks 74th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is external finance, s1 - capital outflow restrictions bank credit rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, S1 - Capital outflow restrictions bank credit. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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