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Burkina Faso Below are the SWIFT codes for all banks in Burkina Faso. Only active SWIFT codes are shown. All passive (i.e. inactive) codes are excluded from the list.


ID Bank or Institution City Branch Swift Code
1 BANK OF AFRICA - BURKINA FASSO OUAGADOUGOU AFRIBFBF
2 BANQUE AGRICOLE DU FASO OUAGADOUGOU BAGFBFBF
3 BANQUE ATLANTIQUE BURKINA FASO OUAGADOUGOU ATBFBFBF
4 BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST BOBO-DIOULASSO BOBO-DIOULASSO BRANCH BCAOBFBFBOB
5 BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST OUAGADOUGOU BCAOBFBF
6 BANQUE COMMERCIALE DU BURKINA OUAGADOUGOU BNCFBFBF
7 BANQUE DE L'UNION BURKINA FASO OUAGADOUGOU BDUGBFBF
8 BANQUE POSTALE DU BURKINA FASO (BPBF) OUAGADOUGOU BPBFBFBF
9 BANQUE SAHELO-SAHARIENNE POUR L'INVESTISSEMENT ET LE COMMERCE (BURKINA FASO) S.A. OUAGADOUGOU BSAHBFBF
10 CBAO GROUPE ATTIJARIWAFA BANK BURKINA FASO OUAGADOUGOU CBAOBFBG
11 CORIS BANK INTERNATIONAL OUAGADOUGOU CORIBFBF
12 ECOBANK BURKINA OUAGADOUGOU ECOCBFBF
13 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS BANK (IB BANK) OUAGADOUGOU IBBABFBF
14 ORABANK BURKINA-FASO OUAGADOUGOU ORBKBFBF
15 SOCIETE GENERALE BURKINA FASO OUAGADOUGOU SGBBBFBF
16 UBA BURKINA OUAGADOUGOU BIBUBFBF
17 VISTA BANK BURKINA SA OUAGADOUGOU BICIBFBX
18 WENDKUNI BANK INTERNATIONAL OUAGADOUGOU WBIFBFBF


What is a SWIFT Code?

A SWIFT Code is a standard format of Bank Identifier Code (BIC) used to specify a particular bank or branch. These codes are used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers. Banks also use these codes for exchanging messages between them.

SWIFT codes comprise of 8 or 11 characters. All 11 digit codes refer to specific branches, while 8 digit codes (or those ending in 'XXX') refer to the head or primary office. SWIFT codes are formatted as follows:

AAAA BB CC DDD

  • First 4 characters - bank code (only letters)
  • Next 2 characters - ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (only letters)
  • Next 2 characters - location code, passive participant will have "1" in the second character (letters and digits)
  • Last 3 characters - branch code, optional - 'XXX' for primary office (letters and digits)

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The registrations of SWIFT codes are handled by Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) and their headquarters is located in La Hulpe, Belgium. SWIFT is the registered trademark of S.W.I.F.T. SCRL with a registered address at Avenue Adèle 1, B-1310 La Hulpe, Belgium.