Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Burundi
Burundi: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita was 40.37 US dollar per person in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Burundi, 1997–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
In 2018, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Burundi stood at 40.37 US dollar per person. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Burundi peaked at 40.37 US dollar per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.82 US dollar per person, in 1998.
Burundi ranks 162nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.01 US dollar per person | — |
| 1998 | 1.82 US dollar per person | -39.6% |
| 1999 | 5.69 US dollar per person | +212.6% |
| 2000 | 5.05 US dollar per person | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 5.36 US dollar per person | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 3.09 US dollar per person | -42.3% |
| 2003 | 6.06 US dollar per person | +95.9% |
| 2004 | 8.28 US dollar per person | +36.7% |
| 2005 | 17.52 US dollar per person | +111.5% |
| 2006 | 20.77 US dollar per person | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 22.2 US dollar per person | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 22.78 US dollar per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 24.97 US dollar per person | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 28.43 US dollar per person | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 28.01 US dollar per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 29.06 US dollar per person | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 32.54 US dollar per person | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 32.35 US dollar per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 32.18 US dollar per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 31.14 US dollar per person | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 37.12 US dollar per person | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 40.37 US dollar per person | +8.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 40.37 US dollar per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 67.36 US dollar per person, 60% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 40.37 US dollar per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 171.92 US dollar per person, 23% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +212.6% | 1.82 US dollar per person | 5.69 US dollar per person |
| 2005 | +111.5% | 8.28 US dollar per person | 17.52 US dollar per person |
| 2003 | +95.9% | 3.09 US dollar per person | 6.06 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5 US dollar per person | 1.82 US dollar per person | 5.69 US dollar per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.61 US dollar per person | 3.09 US dollar per person | 24.97 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.36 US dollar per person | 28.01 US dollar per person | 40.37 US dollar per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 159 Tanzania 57.92 US dollar per person compare
- 160 Bangladesh 46.46 US dollar per person compare
- 161 Madagascar 41.27 US dollar per person compare
- 163 Mali 38.04 US dollar per person compare
- 164 Afghanistan 31.82 US dollar per person compare
- 165 Pakistan 29.21 US dollar per person compare
More external debt data for Burundi
- Net financial flows, IBRD -424,000 NFL, current US$ (1977)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.5339 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0025 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -6.11 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -48.68 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.3786 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0018 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -179.87 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 440.37 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 602.66 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Burundi?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Burundi was 40.37 US dollar per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 40.37 US dollar per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 US dollar per person in 1998.
- How does Burundi rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Burundi ranks 162nd out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.2%. 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 Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments International Monetary Fund
- 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
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.