Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Burundi
Burundi: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Burundi, 1970–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Burundi is 1.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 294.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Burundi peaked at 4.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 1999.
That places Burundi 144th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.2% | +303.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -13.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -55.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +19.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -76.5% |
| 1977 | -0.0% | -355.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -419.4% |
| 1979 | -0.0% | -126.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | -1404.6% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | +128.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -92.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +216.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -57.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -61.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +170.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -53.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +117.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -31.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -27.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -99.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +46201.7% |
| 1999 | -0.1% | -129.7% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -2382.4% |
| 2001 | -0.0% | -100.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -474.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +971.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -95.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +1386.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +544.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -91.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +95.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +290.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -82.7% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +18218.6% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -28.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -92.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -99.2% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +109510.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -90.1% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +361.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -37.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +58.3% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | -0.0% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 6 |
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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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 285.24 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Burundi?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Burundi was 1.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 1999.
- How does Burundi rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Burundi ranks 144th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 294.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.