Foreign banks among total banks in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Foreign banks among total banks was 100.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Foreign banks among total banks in Burkina Faso, 1995–2013
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 banks among total banks in 2013. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Burkina Faso peaked at 100.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 1995.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Foreign banks among total banks in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 80.0% | — |
| 1996 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.0% | 80.0% | 88.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 90.6% | 88.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 1 Barbados 100.0% compare
- 1 Madagascar 100.0% compare
- 4 Luxembourg 95.0% 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 banks among total banks in Burkina Faso?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Burkina Faso was 100.0% in 2013, 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 banks among total banks recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 1995.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Is foreign banks among total banks rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 banks among total banks (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the number of foreign owned banks to the number of the total banks in an Economy. A foreign bank is a bank where 50 percent or more of its shares are owned by foreigners.