Insurance and financial services in Burundi
Burundi: Insurance and financial services was 10.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Insurance and financial services in Burundi, 1985–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 10.1% for insurance and financial services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Burundi peaked at 10.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.
That places Burundi 49th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insurance and financial services in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4.4% | — |
| 1986 | 3.3% | -25.7% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | +20.2% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | -17.0% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -20.6% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +51.0% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +40.6% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 9.3% | +149.4% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | -47.9% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | +39.9% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | -46.5% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -30.3% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +45.9% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -34.8% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -28.4% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -24.5% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +62.9% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +39.6% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +97.3% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -47.1% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -24.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -28.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -38.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -38.3% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +444.1% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +25.2% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | +190.9% |
| 2025 | 10.1% | -3.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 10.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.1%, 2.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 10.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.5%, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insurance and financial services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +444.1% | 0.5% | 2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 2.1% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.8% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.9% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 0.5% | 10.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 46 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.3% compare
- 47 Antigua and Barbuda 10.2% compare
- 48 Pakistan 10.2% compare
- 50 Turks and Caicos Islands 10.1% compare
- 51 Costa Rica 10.0% compare
- 52 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.7% 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.2711 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 35.12 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -43.01 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in Burundi?
- Insurance and financial services in Burundi was 10.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- How does Burundi rank for insurance and financial services?
- Burundi ranks 49th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.1%. 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 Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.