Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 0.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Burkina Faso, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Burkina Faso stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
Burkina Faso ranks 94th of 191 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.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.2% | — |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +850.0% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +26.3% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -85.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.2% | 2.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
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- 94 Cyprus 0.0%
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- 94 Eswatini 0.0%
- 94 Fiji 0.0%
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- 94 Gambia 0.0%
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- 94 Iceland 0.0%
- 94 Israel 0.0%
- 94 Jamaica 0.0%
- 94 Kazakhstan 0.0%
- 94 Kenya 0.0%
- 94 Kiribati 0.0%
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- 94 Norway 0.0%
- 94 Palau 0.0%
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- 94 Philippines 0.0%
- 94 Poland 0.0%
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- 94 Singapore 0.0%
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- 94 Somalia 0.0%
- 94 South Africa 0.0%
- 94 South Sudan 0.0%
- 94 Sri Lanka 0.0%
- 94 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0%
- 94 Saint Lucia 0.0%
- 94 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0%
- 94 Sudan 0.0%
- 94 Suriname 0.0%
- 94 Sweden 0.0%
- 94 Switzerland 0.0%
- 94 Taiwan, China 0.0%
- 94 Tajikistan 0.0%
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More private sector data for Burkina Faso
- Merchandise trade 67.5% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 2.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 11.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 460.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 96.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Burkina Faso?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Burkina Faso was 0.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Burkina Faso ranks 94th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.