Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita was 16.71 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Burundi, 2004–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Burundi stood at 16.71 BoP, current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 387.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Burundi peaked at 16.71 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2006.
That places Burundi 149th out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2005 | 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per person | +65.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0233 BoP, current US$ per person | +1495.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4286 BoP, current US$ per person | +1741.5% |
| 2009 | 3.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +636.2% |
| 2010 | 3.68 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 4.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 3.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 3.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.1% |
| 2015 | 3.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.3% |
| 2016 | 2.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.8% |
| 2017 | 1.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 2.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.8% |
| 2019 | 5.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +111.7% |
| 2020 | 9.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +57.2% |
| 2021 | 11.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 10.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 12.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.3% |
| 2024 | 14.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 2025 | 16.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 16.71 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 28.58 BoP, current US$ per person, 58% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 16.71 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.58 BoP, current US$ per person, 58% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1741.5% | 0.0233 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4286 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2007 | +1495.8% | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0233 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2009 | +636.2% | 0.4286 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.16 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6039 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.78 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 146 Oman 18.4 BoP, current US$ per person
- 147 Argentina 18.05 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 148 Mauritania 18.05 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 150 Nauru 16.63 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 151 Namibia 16.52 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 152 Zambia 15.68 BoP, current US$ per person 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0609 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Burundi?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita in Burundi was 16.71 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 16.71 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per person in 2006.
- How does Burundi rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Burundi ranks 149th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 387.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.