Insurance company assets to GDP in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Insurance company assets to GDP was 2.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Insurance company assets to GDP in Burkina Faso, 2001–2019
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 2.9% for insurance company assets to gdp in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 159.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance company assets to gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.
Burkina Faso ranks 99th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Insurance company assets to GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5% | — |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +19.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +17.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +47.2% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +60.7% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 96 Azerbaijan 3.2% compare
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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 insurance company assets to gdp in Burkina Faso?
- Insurance company assets to gdp in Burkina Faso was 2.9% in 2019, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest insurance company assets to gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for insurance company assets to gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 99th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is insurance company assets to gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Nonbanking financial database, World Bank, published as part of Insurance company assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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