Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Burundi
Burundi: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -12.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Burundi, 2010–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Burundi is -12.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 15.8% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Burundi peaked at -12.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -21.4%, in 2010.
That places Burundi 18th out of 162 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -21.4% | — |
| 2011 | -20.0% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | -18.0% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | -17.0% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | -16.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | -20.5% | +21.3% |
| 2016 | -17.8% | -13.5% |
| 2017 | -17.0% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | -14.9% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | -14.5% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | -12.2% | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -18.2% | -21.4% | -14.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | -13.4% | -14.5% | -12.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 15 Equatorial Guinea -11.0% compare
- 16 Madagascar -11.2% compare
- 17 Central African Republic -11.7% compare
- 19 Mali -12.2% compare
- 20 Cameroon -12.4% compare
- 21 Democratic Republic of the Congo -12.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Burundi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.45 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.2711 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 35.12 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -43.01 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Burundi?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Burundi was -12.2% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was -12.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.4% in 2010.
- How does Burundi rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Burundi ranks 18th out of 162 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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