Lending interest rate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Lending interest rate was 6.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Lending interest rate in Burkina Faso, 2005–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 6.2% for lending interest rate in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Burkina Faso peaked at 8.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2006.
That places Burkina Faso 102nd out of 148 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.7% | 8.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.0% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Burkina Faso
- Net migration -27,130 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 5.09 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 22.7% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 3.10 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 6.5% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.7% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 22.7% (2025)
- Broad money 43.3% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Claims on private sector -2.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Burkina Faso?
- Lending interest rate in Burkina Faso was 6.2% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2006.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for lending interest rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 102nd out of 148 countries with data for 2021.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Lending interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.