Burkina Faso: Foreign bank assets

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 Burkina Faso

Foreign bank assets as percent of the total bank assets

 Latest value 100.00
 Year 2011
 Measure percent of total bank assets
 Data availability 2005 - 2011
 Average 90.71
 Min - Max 76.00 - 100.00
 Source Global Financial Development Database
The latest value from 2011 is 100 percent of total bank assets, unchanged from 100 percent of total bank assets in 2010. In comparison, the world average is 38.53 percent of total bank assets, based on data from 125 countries. Historically, the average for Burkina Faso from 2005 to 2011 is 90.71 percent of total bank assets. The minimum value, 76 percent of total bank assets, was reached in 2007 while the maximum of 100 percent of total bank assets was recorded in 2008. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Definition: Percentage of the total banking assets that are held by foreign banks. A foreign bank is a bank where 50 percent or more of its shares are owned by foreigners.

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