Current account balance in Burundi
Burundi: Current account balance was -13.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Burundi, 1985–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current account balance in Burundi is -13.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Burundi peaked at 1.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, -18.4%, in 2023.
Burundi ranks 179th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -3.6% | — |
| 1986 | -3.0% | -16.2% |
| 1987 | -8.4% | +179.7% |
| 1988 | -6.5% | -23.1% |
| 1989 | -1.0% | -84.1% |
| 1990 | -6.1% | +494.7% |
| 1991 | -2.9% | -53.5% |
| 1992 | -5.5% | +93.1% |
| 1993 | -3.0% | -45.6% |
| 1994 | -1.8% | -39.1% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -157.2% |
| 1996 | -4.6% | -540.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -113.7% |
| 1998 | -5.4% | -963.7% |
| 1999 | -2.6% | -52.0% |
| 2000 | -5.8% | +120.6% |
| 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 | -10.9% | -20.7% |
| 2021 | -11.4% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | -15.3% | +34.6% |
| 2023 | -18.4% | +20.0% |
| 2024 | -15.6% | -14.8% |
| 2025 | -13.7% | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -4.5% | -8.4% | -1.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | -3.0% | -6.1% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -6.1% | -16.1% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -13.1% | -15.8% | -10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -14.2% | -18.4% | -10.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 176 Antigua and Barbuda -12.0% compare
- 177 Namibia -13.4% compare
- 178 Saint Kitts and Nevis -13.7% compare
- 180 Sierra Leone -14.1% compare
- 181 Eritrea -14.8% compare
- 182 Afghanistan -15.7% 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 20.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 1,830 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 427,789 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3341 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 78.13 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 157.71 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Burundi?
- Current account balance in Burundi was -13.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.4% in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for current account balance?
- Burundi ranks 179th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.