Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Burundi
Burundi: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.1534 in 2016. ▬ Flat
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Burundi, 2000–2016
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Burundi is 0.1534, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Burundi peaked at 0.8013 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1277, in 2001.
That places Burundi 96th out of 116 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2277 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1277 | -43.9% |
| 2002 | 0.456 | +257.1% |
| 2003 | 0.427 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.374 | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3723 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3029 | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5528 | +82.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6595 | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8013 | +21.5% |
| 2010 | 0.65 | -18.9% |
| 2011 | 0.391 | -39.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4091 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4047 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.411 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1577 | -61.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1534 | -2.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.1534 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5003, 31% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.1534 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6257, 25% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +257.1% | 0.1277 | 0.456 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4301 | 0.1277 | 0.8013 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3681 | 0.1534 | 0.65 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More reference data data for Burundi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2266 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2677 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2838 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Burundi?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Burundi was 0.1534 in 2016, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8013 in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1277 in 2001.
- How does Burundi rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Burundi ranks 96th out of 116 countries with data for 2016.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.