IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota was 80.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota in Burkina Faso, 1963–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in Burkina Faso is 80.4, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in Burkina Faso peaked at 89.38 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1963.
Burkina Faso ranks 125th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 4.75 | — |
| 1967 | 8.82 | +85.8% |
| 1968 | 12.44 | +41.0% |
| 1969 | 18.7 | +50.3% |
| 1970 | 89.38 | +378.0% |
| 1971 | 80.77 | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 76.15 | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 74.92 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 75 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 74.92 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 74.92 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 64.31 | -14.2% |
| 1978 | 71.25 | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 71.44 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 76.54 | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 76.54 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 76.54 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 76.54 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 76.17 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 76.17 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 76.17 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 76.17 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 76.17 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 76.14 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 77.22 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 77.22 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 83.71 | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 83.71 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 83.71 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 83.68 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 83.72 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 83.71 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 83.69 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 88.03 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 88.03 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 87.99 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.95 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 87.92 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.86 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 87.83 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 87.78 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 87.74 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.68 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 87.65 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.59 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 87.54 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 87.49 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 87.41 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 87.32 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 87.22 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.05 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 81.01 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.92 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.89 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 80.87 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.85 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.73 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 80.57 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 80.47 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 80.4 | -0.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 80.4 is below the median for low income countries, which is 98.9, 81% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 80.4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 97.93, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +378.0% | 18.7 | 89.38 |
| 1967 | +85.8% | 4.75 | 8.82 |
| 1969 | +50.3% | 12.44 | 18.7 |
| 1968 | +41.0% | 8.82 | 12.44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.39 | 0 | 18.7 | 7 |
| 1970s | 75.31 | 64.31 | 89.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.32 | 76.14 | 76.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.84 | 77.22 | 88.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.84 | 87.65 | 88.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.85 | 80.89 | 87.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.65 | 80.4 | 80.87 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More economy & growth data for Burkina Faso
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 57.04 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -202.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -284.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in Burkina Faso?
- Imf holdings of currency, percent of quota in Burkina Faso was 80.4 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, percent of quota recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 89.38 in 1970.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, percent of quota recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1963.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for imf holdings of currency, percent of quota?
- Burkina Faso ranks 125th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, percent of quota rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of IMF holdings of currency, Percent of quota. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fund Accounts dataset provides information on IMF member countries' transactions with, and accounts with the Fund.