Gross domestic savings in Burundi
Burundi: Gross domestic savings was 28.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic savings in Burundi, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 28.3% for gross domestic savings in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.8% on the previous year and up 450.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Burundi peaked at 28.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, -13.8%, in 2013.
Burundi ranks 50th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic savings in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.4% | — |
| 1961 | 5.2% | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 4.1% | -20.8% |
| 1963 | -0.8% | -118.3% |
| 1964 | 7.4% | -1081.9% |
| 1965 | 3.6% | -51.5% |
| 1966 | 4.6% | +27.1% |
| 1967 | 5.8% | +26.7% |
| 1968 | 5.1% | -11.2% |
| 1969 | 5.9% | +14.3% |
| 1970 | 3.6% | -38.5% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | -48.0% |
| 1972 | -0.2% | -108.5% |
| 1973 | 3.0% | -1985.8% |
| 1974 | -1.7% | -157.7% |
| 1975 | -3.1% | +82.0% |
| 1976 | 6.2% | -295.9% |
| 1977 | 11.5% | +86.6% |
| 1978 | 5.5% | -52.0% |
| 1979 | 6.4% | +15.2% |
| 1980 | -0.6% | -109.4% |
| 1981 | 4.1% | -788.8% |
| 1982 | -2.2% | -154.4% |
| 1983 | 7.1% | -418.3% |
| 1984 | 6.3% | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 4.1% | -35.1% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -74.4% |
| 1987 | 6.6% | +529.4% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | -74.7% |
| 1989 | 3.3% | +95.2% |
| 1990 | -5.4% | -264.3% |
| 1991 | -4.2% | -22.1% |
| 1992 | -10.1% | +141.5% |
| 1993 | -6.2% | -38.2% |
| 1994 | -11.2% | +80.1% |
| 1995 | -8.0% | -28.9% |
| 1996 | -1.7% | -78.4% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -186.6% |
| 1998 | -4.7% | -412.8% |
| 1999 | -2.5% | -46.4% |
| 2000 | -7.1% | +185.0% |
| 2001 | -6.1% | -14.0% |
| 2002 | -8.4% | +36.1% |
| 2003 | -6.7% | -19.3% |
| 2004 | -7.3% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | -4.5% | -38.6% |
| 2006 | -9.3% | +106.5% |
| 2007 | -10.0% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | -12.8% | +27.7% |
| 2009 | -4.0% | -68.9% |
| 2010 | -2.9% | -26.0% |
| 2011 | -9.1% | +208.0% |
| 2012 | -8.3% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | -13.8% | +67.0% |
| 2014 | -11.4% | -17.3% |
| 2015 | -8.1% | -29.3% |
| 2016 | -2.1% | -74.5% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -220.5% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +88.7% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +32.4% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +89.4% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +43.1% |
| 2024 | 24.4% | +33.0% |
| 2025 | 28.3% | +15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6% | -0.8% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.3% | -3.1% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | -2.2% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.2% | -11.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | -7.6% | -12.8% | -4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.2% | -13.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 11.7% | 28.3% | 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 15.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2,726 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 637,390 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.8347 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 195.18 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 5.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7173 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in Burundi?
- Gross domestic savings in Burundi was 28.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.8% in 2013.
- How does Burundi rank for gross domestic savings?
- Burundi ranks 50th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 450.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). 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.