Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 704.82 billion in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2015)
704.82 billion
Change on year
up 70.4%
World rank
49th
of 178 countries
All-time high
704.82 billion
in 2015
All-time low
-6.43 billion
in 1982
Years of data
54
1962–2015
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Burkina Faso, 1962–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 704.82 billion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2015. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 70.4% on the previous year and up 290.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Burkina Faso peaked at 704.82 billion in 2015 and was at its lowest, -6.43 billion, in 1982.
That places Burkina Faso 49th out of 178 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.63 billion | — |
| 1963 | 3.18 billion | -12.4% |
| 1964 | 2.81 billion | -11.6% |
| 1965 | 2.96 billion | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 3.81 billion | +28.5% |
| 1967 | 4.19 billion | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 5.45 billion | +30.0% |
| 1969 | 6.62 billion | +21.6% |
| 1970 | 9.63 billion | +45.4% |
| 1971 | 9.91 billion | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 10.39 billion | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 14.05 billion | +35.2% |
| 1974 | 16.13 billion | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 14.73 billion | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 11.36 billion | -22.9% |
| 1977 | 4.60 billion | -59.5% |
| 1978 | -3.78 billion | -182.1% |
| 1979 | -2.55 billion | -32.5% |
| 1980 | -2.43 billion | -4.6% |
| 1981 | -2.49 billion | +2.5% |
| 1982 | -6.43 billion | +158.2% |
| 1983 | 4.81 billion | -174.8% |
| 1984 | 21.90 billion | +355.0% |
| 1985 | 23.23 billion | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 44.78 billion | +92.8% |
| 1987 | 63.21 billion | +41.2% |
| 1988 | 75.75 billion | +19.8% |
| 1989 | 62.93 billion | -16.9% |
| 1990 | 62.49 billion | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 72.20 billion | +15.5% |
| 1992 | 86.02 billion | +19.1% |
| 1993 | 102.64 billion | +19.3% |
| 1994 | 156.83 billion | +52.8% |
| 1995 | 229.12 billion | +46.1% |
| 1996 | 213.03 billion | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 195.94 billion | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 175.93 billion | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 161.16 billion | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 138.53 billion | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 134.58 billion | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 158.24 billion | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 344.05 billion | +117.4% |
| 2004 | 287.62 billion | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 180.73 billion | -37.2% |
| 2006 | 236.21 billion | +30.7% |
| 2007 | 423.48 billion | +79.3% |
| 2008 | 382.18 billion | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 574.71 billion | +50.4% |
| 2010 | 657.75 billion | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 681.96 billion | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 680.01 billion | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 547.67 billion | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 413.65 billion | -24.5% |
| 2015 | 704.82 billion | +70.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.08 billion | 2.81 billion | 6.62 billion | 8 |
| 1970s | 8.45 billion | -3.78 billion | 16.13 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.52 billion | -6.43 billion | 75.75 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 145.54 billion | 62.49 billion | 229.12 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 286.03 billion | 134.58 billion | 574.71 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 614.31 billion | 413.65 billion | 704.82 billion | 6 |
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- 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 foreign assets, net foreign assets in Burkina Faso?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Burkina Faso was 704.82 billion in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 704.82 billion in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.43 billion in 1982.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Burkina Faso ranks 49th out of 178 countries with data for 2015.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 290.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.