Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 6.25 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Burkina Faso, 2005–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 6.25 for lending rate, percent per annum in 2021.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Burkina Faso peaked at 8.87 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.74, in 2006.
Burkina Faso ranks 104th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.87 | — |
| 2006 | 4.74 | -46.6% |
| 2007 | 4.75 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.98 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 4.98 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.11 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 5.26 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 5.04 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 5.29 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 5.34 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 5.15 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 5.29 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 6.51 | +23.0% |
| 2018 | 6.76 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 6.69 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.54 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 6.25 | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.66 | 4.74 | 8.87 | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.64 | 5.04 | 6.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.39 | 6.25 | 6.54 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More financial sector data for Burkina Faso
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 211,230 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 184.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.7% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 5.09 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 3.10 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.7% (2025)
- Broad money 43.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 6.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 22.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, percent per annum in Burkina Faso?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Burkina Faso was 6.25 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 8.87 in 2005.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.74 in 2006.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Burkina Faso ranks 104th out of 144 countries with data for 2021.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Lending Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.