Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Burundi
Burundi: Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) 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 (% of GDP) 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% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 28.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.7%, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 28.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.7%, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings (% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +1985.8% | -0.2% | 3.0% |
| 1964 | +1081.9% | -0.8% | 7.4% |
| 1981 | +788.8% | -0.6% | 4.1% |
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
- 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 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.