Real Effective Exchange Rate in Burundi

Burundi: Real Effective Exchange Rate was 118.31 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
118.31
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
17th
of 107 countries
All-time high
129.67
in 2017
All-time low
81.3
in 2004
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Real Effective Exchange Rate in Burundi, 2000–2018

0501001502000200920182000: 123.72001: 118.62002: 103.32003: 84.42004: 81.32005: 892006: 91.72007: 86.62008: 88.92009: 96.72010: 1002011: 100.92012: 102.72013: 100.62014: 104.42015: 117.92016: 119.42017: 129.72018: 118.3

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.

Analysis

In 2018, real effective exchange rate in Burundi stood at 118.31.

The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate in Burundi peaked at 129.67 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 81.3, in 2004.

That places Burundi 17th out of 107 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 96.43 81.3 123.66 10
2010s 110.42 100 129.67 9

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 14 Papua New Guinea 120.86 compare
  2. 15 Kuwait 120.75 compare
  3. 16 Czechia 119.59 compare
  4. 18 Democratic Republic of Congo 118.21 compare
  5. 19 Bulgaria 118.09 compare
  6. 20 Philippines 117.37 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real effective exchange rate in Burundi?
Real effective exchange rate in Burundi was 118.31 in 2018, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
What is the highest real effective exchange rate recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 129.67 in 2017.
What is the lowest real effective exchange rate recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 81.3 in 2004.
How does Burundi rank for real effective exchange rate?
Burundi ranks 17th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is real effective exchange rate rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Real Effective Exchange Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Real Effective Exchange Rate
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
117 places, 2,839 data points, 1994–2024
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Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs.