Personal remittances, received in Burundi
Burundi: Personal remittances, received was 8.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, received in Burundi, 2004–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, personal remittances, received in Burundi stood at 8.1%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 346.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Burundi peaked at 8.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
Burundi ranks 41st of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances, received in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +40.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -85.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +1454.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +1514.7% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +603.1% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -27.3% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +38.8% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +92.6% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +42.8% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +40.8% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | +36.3% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 4.1% | 8.1% | 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)
- 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 157.71 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Burundi?
- Personal remittances, received in Burundi was 8.1% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does Burundi rank for personal remittances, received?
- Burundi ranks 41st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 346.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.