Total assets in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Total assets was 1.55 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Total assets in Burkina Faso, 1962–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total assets in Burkina Faso is 1.55 trillion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 275.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total assets in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.55 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.86 billion current LCU, in 1962.
That places Burkina Faso 19th out of 52 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 | 7.54 billion current LCU | 5.86 billion current LCU | 10.07 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 1970s | 28.96 billion current LCU | 11.43 billion current LCU | 53.68 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 104.80 billion current LCU | 55.28 billion current LCU | 164.63 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 263.88 billion current LCU | 164.39 billion current LCU | 383.21 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 681.54 billion current LCU | 407.06 billion current LCU | 1.16 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 trillion current LCU | 1.38 trillion current LCU | 1.55 trillion current LCU | 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 total assets in Burkina Faso?
- Total assets in Burkina Faso was 1.55 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest total assets recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest total assets recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.86 billion current LCU in 1962.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for total assets?
- Burkina Faso ranks 19th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total assets rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 275.1%. 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 Total assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Liabilities consists of money, quasi-money and other liabilities, net, end of year stocks.