Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) in Burundi
Burundi: Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) was -15.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded -15.4% for current account balance as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
The figure is up 15.8% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Burundi peaked at -0.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -18.3%, in 2023.
Burundi ranks 185th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -5.8% | — |
| 2001 | -4.2% | -27.3% |
| 2002 | -0.4% | -90.5% |
| 2003 | -3.0% | +665.4% |
| 2004 | -3.5% | +16.1% |
| 2005 | -0.5% | -85.6% |
| 2006 | -10.5% | +1956.0% |
| 2007 | -8.2% | -21.7% |
| 2008 | -16.1% | +96.1% |
| 2009 | -9.1% | -43.6% |
| 2010 | -14.8% | +63.2% |
| 2011 | -12.7% | -14.4% |
| 2012 | -11.2% | -11.5% |
| 2013 | -10.5% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | -15.8% | +50.3% |
| 2015 | -12.8% | -19.4% |
| 2016 | -12.5% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | -13.2% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | -13.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | -13.7% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | -10.7% | -21.6% |
| 2021 | -11.3% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | -15.2% | +34.5% |
| 2023 | -18.3% | +20.1% |
| 2024 | -15.4% | -15.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's -15.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is -7.7%, 2.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burundi's -15.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -4.1%, 3.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -1956.0% | -0.5% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | -665.4% | -0.4% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -6.1% | -16.1% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -13.1% | -15.8% | -10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -14.2% | -18.3% | -10.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 182 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -13.5% compare
- 183 Niger -14.0% compare
- 184 Saint Kitts and Nevis -15.1% compare
- 186 Afghanistan -15.7% compare
- 187 Republic of Moldova -16.6% compare
- 187 Moldova -16.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Burundi
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 56.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -67.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0728 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -69.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0532 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Burundi?
- Current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Burundi was -15.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.3% in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for current account balance as a proportion of gdp?
- Burundi ranks 185th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current account balance as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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