Net foreign assets in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Net foreign assets was 1.35 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets in Burkina Faso, 1962–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.35 billion current US$ for net foreign assets in 2011. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 644.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.35 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, -19.14 million current US$, in 1982.
That places Burkina Faso 25th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.21 million current US$ | 11.47 million current US$ | 23.84 million current US$ | 8 |
| 1970s | 34.59 million current US$ | -18.08 million current US$ | 72.61 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.30 million current US$ | -19.14 million current US$ | 250.05 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 323.78 million current US$ | 243.66 million current US$ | 467.59 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 571.26 million current US$ | 180.81 million current US$ | 1.26 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 billion current US$ | 1.34 billion current US$ | 1.35 billion current US$ | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -27,130 (2025)
- Claims on central government 6.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets in Burkina Faso?
- Net foreign assets in Burkina Faso was 1.35 billion current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 billion current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.14 million current US$ in 1982.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for net foreign assets?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net foreign assets rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 644.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Net foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.