Liquid liabilities to GDP in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 49.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Burkina Faso, 1962–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 49.0% for liquid liabilities to gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 49.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1966.
Burkina Faso ranks 121st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4.5% | — |
| 1963 | 4.0% | -11.6% |
| 1964 | 3.8% | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 3.8% | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 3.6% | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 3.8% | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 4.3% | +12.1% |
| 1969 | 4.1% | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 4.0% | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 4.1% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 5.8% | +40.1% |
| 1973 | 7.7% | +32.9% |
| 1974 | 7.9% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 9.2% | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 13.1% | +41.9% |
| 1977 | 11.5% | -11.8% |
| 1978 | 12.1% | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 11.1% | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 14.0% | +26.1% |
| 1981 | 14.1% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 13.1% | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 13.8% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 15.2% | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 14.2% | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 17.1% | +20.9% |
| 1987 | 18.8% | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 19.9% | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 19.3% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 19.0% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 18.9% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 19.9% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 19.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 22.1% | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 24.0% | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 22.6% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 24.7% | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 21.5% | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 17.5% | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | +44.5% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 8 |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 4.0% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 13.1% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 17.5% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 16.0% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 25.0% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 45.0% | 49.0% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Burkina Faso
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 184.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 211,230 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate 49.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP 112.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 128,854 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -5.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net migration -27,130 (2025)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 22.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Burkina Faso?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Burkina Faso was 49.0% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1966.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 121st out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.