Foreign liabilities in Burundi

Burundi: Foreign liabilities was 3.39 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3.39 billion current US$
Change on year
up 12.4%
World rank
141st
of 151 countries
All-time high
3.39 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
1.03 billion current US$
in 2009
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Burundi, 1995–2020

1.0B1.5B2.0B2.5B3.0B3.5B1995200720201995: 1.2B current US$1996: 1.2B current US$1997: 1.2B current US$1998: 1.2B current US$1999: 1.2B current US$2000: 1.2B current US$2001: 1.1B current US$2002: 1.2B current US$2003: 1.4B current US$2004: 1.5B current US$2005: 1.5B current US$2006: 1.6B current US$2007: 1.7B current US$2008: 1.6B current US$2009: 1.0B current US$2010: 1.1B current US$2011: 1.2B current US$2012: 1.3B current US$2013: 1.5B current US$2014: 1.8B current US$2015: 2.2B current US$2016: 2.3B current US$2017: 2.5B current US$2018: 2.7B current US$2019: 3.0B current US$2020: 3.4B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign liabilities in Burundi is 3.39 billion current US$, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 207.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Burundi peaked at 3.39 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.03 billion current US$, in 2009.

Burundi ranks 141st of 151 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Foreign liabilities in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Foreign liabilities (current US$) in Burundi, 1995 to 2020.
Year current US$ Change
1995 1.21 billion current US$
1996 1.18 billion current US$ -2.6%
1997 1.15 billion current US$ -2.6%
1998 1.20 billion current US$ +4.3%
1999 1.17 billion current US$ -2.8%
2000 1.20 billion current US$ +2.8%
2001 1.13 billion current US$ -5.8%
2002 1.21 billion current US$ +7.3%
2003 1.40 billion current US$ +15.3%
2004 1.49 billion current US$ +6.8%
2005 1.47 billion current US$ -1.5%
2006 1.59 billion current US$ +8.4%
2007 1.66 billion current US$ +4.5%
2008 1.64 billion current US$ -1.4%
2009 1.03 billion current US$ -37.3%
2010 1.10 billion current US$ +7.2%
2011 1.16 billion current US$ +5.4%
2012 1.26 billion current US$ +8.6%
2013 1.52 billion current US$ +20.0%
2014 1.84 billion current US$ +21.1%
2015 2.18 billion current US$ +18.7%
2016 2.34 billion current US$ +7.2%
2017 2.55 billion current US$ +9.1%
2018 2.71 billion current US$ +6.2%
2019 3.01 billion current US$ +11.3%
2020 3.39 billion current US$ +12.4%

Burundi compared with similar countries

  • Burundi's 3.39 billion current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.65 billion current US$, 29% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Burundi's 3.39 billion current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.30 billion current US$, 22% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign liabilities in Burundi 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.

YearChange FromTo
2009 -37.3% 1.64 billion current US$ 1.03 billion current US$

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.18 billion current US$ 1.15 billion current US$ 1.21 billion current US$ 5
2000s 1.38 billion current US$ 1.03 billion current US$ 1.66 billion current US$ 10
2010s 1.97 billion current US$ 1.10 billion current US$ 3.01 billion current US$ 10
2020s 3.39 billion current US$ 3.39 billion current US$ 3.39 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 138 Djibouti 4.58 billion current US$ compare
  2. 139 Belize 4.04 billion current US$ compare
  3. 140 Sierra Leone 3.49 billion current US$ compare
  4. 142 Saint Lucia 2.94 billion current US$ compare
  5. 143 Central African Republic 2.27 billion current US$ compare
  6. 144 Lesotho 2.24 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Burundi?
Foreign liabilities in Burundi was 3.39 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 3.39 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 1.03 billion current US$ in 2009.
How does Burundi rank for foreign liabilities?
Burundi ranks 141st out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 207.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign liabilities (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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