Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Burundi
Burundi: Short-term debt (% of total external debt) was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Short-term debt in Burundi, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for short-term debt in Burundi is 0.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 811.3% on the previous year and down 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, short-term debt in Burundi peaked at 10.6% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
That places Burundi 115th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Short-term debt (% of total external debt) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 10.6% | — |
| 1978 | 6.7% | -36.8% |
| 1979 | 9.5% | +42.6% |
| 1980 | 7.2% | -24.1% |
| 1981 | 5.6% | -22.7% |
| 1982 | 7.0% | +25.7% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | -53.8% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | +100.8% |
| 1986 | 4.2% | -39.2% |
| 1987 | 4.8% | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | -67.4% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | +16.9% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | -20.3% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -61.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +157.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -43.4% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | +103.6% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | +237.3% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +40.0% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -54.9% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -52.9% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +59.2% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -64.3% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +32.2% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +119.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -97.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +1467.6% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +320.1% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +51.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -99.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -31.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +811.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.5%, 10% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.2%, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Short-term debt (% of total external debt) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1467.6% | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| 2024 | +811.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 2013 | +320.1% | 1.1% | 4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7% | 0.0% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 1.6% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.5% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 1.0% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More external debt data for Burundi
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 7.50 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -48.68 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -5.32 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- 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, IBRD -424,000 NFL, current US$ (1977)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 5.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is short-term debt in Burundi?
- Short-term debt in Burundi was 0.3% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest short-term debt recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 1977.
- What is the lowest short-term debt recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for short-term debt?
- Burundi ranks 115th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is short-term debt rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Short-term debt (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt.