Burkina Faso's PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) was US$62.99 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 3,735% from −US$1.73 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$62.99 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$1.73 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$1.73 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$62.99 million | 2024 |
| Lowest | −US$4.2 million | 1986 |
| Average since 2015 | US$8.26 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$768,000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Burkina Faso's PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) rose US$32.97 million on 2023 (from US$30.02 million to US$62.99 million).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1979 to 2023), the average change was +US$1.96 million and a typical year strayed about US$7.89 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$32.97 million in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was US$9.99 million in 1983. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$4.85 million a year. A straight line explains 46% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Burkina Faso had the 20th highest value of the 87 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | US$62.99 million | 2024 |
| Low income | US$332.78 million | 2024 |
Closest to Burkina Faso in the 2024 ranking
- South Africa — 17th of 87: US$112.05 million
- Maldives — 18th of 87: US$94.8 million
- Türkiye — 19th of 87: US$68.64 million
- Pakistan — 21st of 87: US$54.89 million
- Guyana — 22nd of 87: US$23.47 million
- Madagascar — 23rd of 87: US$22.92 million
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 27 values
| Year | PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 62,989,000 |
| 2023 | 30,023,000 |
| 2022 | -1,733,000 |
| 2021 | 525,000 |
| 2020 | -1,733,000 |
| 2019 | -1,733,000 |
| 2018 | -1,733,000 |
| 2017 | -1,733,000 |
| 2016 | -1,733,000 |
| 2015 | -545,000 |
| 2014 |
PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — −US$1.26 billion (2024)
- Benin — US$461.66 million (2024)
- Cabo Verde — −US$22.14 million (2024)
- Cameroon — US$501.29 million (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — −US$3.85 million (2024)
- Congo, Rep. — US$0 (2024)
- Côte d'Ivoire — US$375.4 million (2024)
- Eswatini — US$0 (2024)
- Ethiopia — US$8.86 million (2024)
- Gabon — −US$24.12 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Burkina Faso
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$4.92 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 2.86 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 17.81% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$16.58 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 9.65 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 60% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$21.49 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Burkina Faso's PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$)?
- US$62.99 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1978?
- It is up 8,102% from US$768,000 in 1978 (10.05% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$62.99 million in 2024 and the lowest −US$4.2 million in 1986.
- How does Burkina Faso rank?
- 20th highest of 87 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) unusual for Burkina Faso?
- In 2024, Burkina Faso's PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) rose US$32.97 million on 2023 (from US$30.02 million to US$62.99 million). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1979 to 2023), the average change was +US$1.96 million and a typical year strayed about US$7.89 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.PCBK.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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