Foreign aid and investments received in Burundi
Burundi: Foreign aid and investments received was 612.00 million millions of current united states dollars in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
612.00 million millions of current united states dollars
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
90th
of 155 countries
All-time high
734.19 million millions of current united states dollars
in 2016
All-time low
79.03 million millions of current united states dollars
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Foreign aid and investments received in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of current united states dollars.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 612.00 million millions of current united states dollars for foreign aid and investments received in 2024.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid and investments received in Burundi peaked at 734.19 million millions of current united states dollars in 2016 and was at its lowest, 79.03 million millions of current united states dollars, in 2000.
Burundi ranks 90th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign aid and investments received in Burundi, year by year
| Year | millions of current united states dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.03 million millions of current united states dollars | — |
| 2001 | 150.41 million millions of current united states dollars | +90.3% |
| 2002 | 186.16 million millions of current united states dollars | +23.8% |
| 2003 | 226.41 million millions of current united states dollars | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 349.88 million millions of current united states dollars | +54.5% |
| 2005 | 372.87 million millions of current united states dollars | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 424.96 million millions of current united states dollars | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 509.98 million millions of current united states dollars | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 482.67 million millions of current united states dollars | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 548.84 million millions of current united states dollars | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 583.44 million millions of current united states dollars | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 566.12 million millions of current united states dollars | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 531.77 million millions of current united states dollars | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 588.97 million millions of current united states dollars | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 538.89 million millions of current united states dollars | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 256.67 million millions of current united states dollars | -52.4% |
| 2016 | 734.19 million millions of current united states dollars | +186.0% |
| 2017 | 552.78 million millions of current united states dollars | -24.7% |
| 2018 | 418.13 million millions of current united states dollars | -24.4% |
| 2019 | 668.68 million millions of current united states dollars | +59.9% |
| 2020 | 465.23 million millions of current united states dollars | -30.4% |
| 2021 | 687.98 million millions of current united states dollars | +47.9% |
| 2022 | 537.25 million millions of current united states dollars | -21.9% |
| 2023 | 591.55 million millions of current united states dollars | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 612.00 million millions of current united states dollars | +3.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 612.00 million millions of current united states dollars is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.65 billion millions of current united states dollars, 37% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 612.00 million millions of current united states dollars is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.16 billion millions of current united states dollars, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid and investments received 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +186.0% | 256.67 million millions of current united states dollars | 734.19 million millions of current united states dollars |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 333.12 million millions of current united states dollars | 79.03 million millions of current united states dollars | 548.84 million millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2010s | 543.96 million millions of current united states dollars | 256.67 million millions of current united states dollars | 734.19 million millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2020s | 578.80 million millions of current united states dollars | 465.23 million millions of current united states dollars | 687.98 million millions of current united states dollars | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 87 Micronesia (country) 692.62 million millions of current united states dollars compare
- 88 Angola 685.13 million millions of current united states dollars compare
- 89 Panama 618.85 million millions of current united states dollars compare
- 91 Mayotte 605.42 million millions of current united states dollars compare
- 92 Papua New Guinea 594.87 million millions of current united states dollars compare
- 93 Mauritania 579.43 million millions of current united states dollars 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0609 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid and investments received in Burundi?
- Foreign aid and investments received in Burundi was 612.00 million millions of current united states dollars in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 734.19 million millions of current united states dollars in 2016.
- What is the lowest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.03 million millions of current united states dollars in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for foreign aid and investments received?
- Burundi ranks 90th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid and investments received rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid and investments received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars).