Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations was 9.11 US dollar per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Burkina Faso, 2005–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Burkina Faso is 9.11 US dollar per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 32.3% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Burkina Faso peaked at 87.52 US dollar per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.68 US dollar per person, in 2005.
Burkina Faso ranks 155th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.68 US dollar per person | — |
| 2006 | 6.32 US dollar per person | +71.9% |
| 2007 | 8.89 US dollar per person | +40.6% |
| 2008 | 5.67 US dollar per person | -36.2% |
| 2009 | 5.28 US dollar per person | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 12.06 US dollar per person | +128.5% |
| 2011 | 15.72 US dollar per person | +30.3% |
| 2012 | 15.43 US dollar per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 87.52 US dollar per person | +467.2% |
| 2014 | 15.07 US dollar per person | -82.8% |
| 2015 | 9.98 US dollar per person | -33.8% |
| 2016 | 21.75 US dollar per person | +117.9% |
| 2017 | 26.78 US dollar per person | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 18.94 US dollar per person | -29.3% |
| 2019 | 8.33 US dollar per person | -56.0% |
| 2020 | 10 US dollar per person | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 13.2 US dollar per person | +32.0% |
| 2022 | 19.06 US dollar per person | +44.4% |
| 2023 | 13.46 US dollar per person | -29.4% |
| 2024 | 9.11 US dollar per person | -32.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 9.11 US dollar per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 22.38 US dollar per person, 41% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 9.11 US dollar per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.35 US dollar per person, 29% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +467.2% | 15.43 US dollar per person | 87.52 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.97 US dollar per person | 3.68 US dollar per person | 8.89 US dollar per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.16 US dollar per person | 8.33 US dollar per person | 87.52 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.96 US dollar per person | 9.11 US dollar per person | 19.06 US dollar per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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 other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Burkina Faso?
- Other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Burkina Faso was 9.11 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 87.52 US dollar per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.68 US dollar per person in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations?
- Burkina Faso ranks 155th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.