Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities was 2.93 million US dollar in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Burkina Faso, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Burkina Faso is 2.93 million US dollar, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.6% on the previous year and up 94.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.21 billion US dollar in 2009 and was at its lowest, 835,172 US dollar, in 2011.
Burkina Faso ranks 108th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 422.72 million US dollar | — |
| 2006 | 541.03 million US dollar | +28.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 billion US dollar | +88.0% |
| 2008 | 916.07 million US dollar | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 1.21 billion US dollar | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 982.54 million US dollar | -18.7% |
| 2011 | 835,172 US dollar | -99.9% |
| 2012 | 1.99 million US dollar | +137.9% |
| 2013 | 1.67 million US dollar | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million US dollar | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 4.35 million US dollar | +189.1% |
| 2016 | 3.28 million US dollar | -24.7% |
| 2017 | 1.88 million US dollar | -42.5% |
| 2018 | 2.96 million US dollar | +57.3% |
| 2019 | 3.12 million US dollar | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 4.26 million US dollar | +36.3% |
| 2021 | 993,664 US dollar | -76.7% |
| 2022 | 2.59 million US dollar | +161.1% |
| 2023 | 8.52 million US dollar | +228.6% |
| 2024 | 2.93 million US dollar | -65.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 821.20 million US dollar | 422.72 million US dollar | 1.21 billion US dollar | 5 |
| 2010s | 100.41 million US dollar | 835,172 US dollar | 982.54 million US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.86 million US dollar | 993,664 US dollar | 8.52 million US dollar | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 105 Sao Tome and Principe 6.25 million US dollar compare
- 106 Niger 4.38 million US dollar compare
- 107 Guinea-Bissau 3.66 million US dollar compare
- 109 Cyprus 1.37 million US dollar compare
- 110 Slovenia 1.01 million US dollar compare
- 111 Argentina 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Botswana 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Colombia 0 US dollar
- 111 Costa Rica 0 US dollar
- 111 Dominican Republic 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Ecuador 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Ghana 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Guyana 0 US dollar
- 111 Kenya 0 US dollar
- 111 Kyrgyzstan 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Kiribati 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Mozambique 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Nigeria 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Panama 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Peru 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Paraguay 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Trinidad and Tobago 0 US dollar
- 111 Türkiye 0 US dollar
- 111 Tuvalu 0 US dollar
- 111 Uganda 0 US dollar
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 reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Burkina Faso?
- Reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Burkina Faso was 2.93 million US dollar in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 billion US dollar in 2009.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 835,172 US dollar in 2011.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities?
- Burkina Faso ranks 108th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.8%. 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, published as part of Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.