Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets was 100.0% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Burkina Faso, 2005–2011
Source: Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 100.0% for foreign bank assets among total bank assets in 2011. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.6% over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 1st out of 128 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 79.0% | — |
| 2006 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +31.6% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.0% | 76.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 1 Barbados 100.0% compare
- 1 El Salvador 100.0% compare
- 1 Eswatini 100.0% compare
- 1 Madagascar 100.0% 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 foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Burkina Faso?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Burkina Faso was 100.0% in 2011, according to Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10.
- What is the highest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 2007.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st out of 128 countries with data for 2011.
- Is foreign bank assets among total bank assets rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10, published as part of Foreign bank assets among total bank assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the total banking assets that are held by foreign banks. A foreign bank is a bank where 50 percent or more of its shares are owned by foreigners.