Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 29.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Burkina Faso, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 29.4% for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 29.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1960.
Burkina Faso ranks 117th of 187 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.
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.1% | — |
| 1961 | 2.2% | +95.8% |
| 1962 | 1.7% | -25.2% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | +12.5% |
| 1964 | 2.1% | +10.9% |
| 1965 | 2.1% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 1.7% | -19.5% |
| 1967 | 1.8% | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 2.0% | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 2.4% | +19.9% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | -11.5% |
| 1971 | 2.2% | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 3.5% | +57.1% |
| 1973 | 4.3% | +23.8% |
| 1974 | 6.2% | +43.2% |
| 1975 | 7.5% | +19.9% |
| 1976 | 12.3% | +64.3% |
| 1977 | 13.6% | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 14.5% | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 12.7% | -12.9% |
| 1980 | 14.4% | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 13.5% | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 12.7% | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 12.5% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 11.7% | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 13.1% | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 13.6% | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 14.3% | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 14.7% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 16.3% | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 16.7% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 12.3% | -26.8% |
| 1992 | 10.7% | -12.9% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | -29.0% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | +68.1% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | +22.1% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | +0.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 29.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.3%, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 29.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.4%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +95.8% | 1.1% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 2.1% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 11.7% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 6.6% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 10.3% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 15.4% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 29.2% | 29.4% | 2 |
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 private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Burkina Faso?
- Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Burkina Faso was 29.4% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1960.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 117th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. 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 Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, 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. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); 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).