Real Effective Exchange Rate in Burundi
Burundi: Real Effective Exchange Rate was 118.31 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Real Effective Exchange Rate in Burundi, 2000–2018
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.
Real Effective Exchange Rate in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 123.66 | — |
| 2001 | 118.64 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 103.35 | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 84.4 | -18.3% |
| 2004 | 81.3 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 89.02 | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 91.67 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 86.63 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 88.89 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 96.75 | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 100 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 100.89 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 102.69 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 100.63 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 104.4 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 117.85 | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 119.36 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 129.67 | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 118.31 | -8.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 118.31 is above the median for low income countries, which is 101.72, 1.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 118.31 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.24, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.43 | 81.3 | 123.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.42 | 100 | 129.67 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 14 Papua New Guinea 120.86 compare
- 15 Kuwait 120.75 compare
- 16 Czechia 119.59 compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of Congo 118.21 compare
- 19 Bulgaria 118.09 compare
- 20 Philippines 117.37 compare
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 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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About this data
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.