Total debt service (% of GDP) in Burundi
Burundi: Total debt service (% of GDP) was 0.4% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Total debt service in Burundi, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, total debt service in Burundi stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 95.7% on the previous year and down 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total debt service in Burundi peaked at 9.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
Burundi ranks 45th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total debt service (% of GDP) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 1.7% | — |
| 1972 | 3.2% | +87.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | -89.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | +153.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | -38.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6% | +20.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | -10.6% |
| 1978 | 1.7% | +206.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -68.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +72.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | -13.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | +66.1% |
| 1984 | 2.4% | +79.8% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | +27.9% |
| 1987 | 4.1% | +41.8% |
| 1988 | 4.3% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | -10.3% |
| 1990 | 3.7% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | -12.2% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -15.1% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -26.7% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +28.5% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +152.1% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -63.6% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -56.6% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -83.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +95.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6%, 60% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8%, 43% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total debt service (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +206.5% | 0.6% | 1.7% |
| 1974 | +153.7% | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| 2004 | +152.1% | 3.9% | 9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 0.8% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.1% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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)
- 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)
- External debt stocks, long-term 602.66 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total debt service in Burundi?
- Total debt service in Burundi was 0.4% in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest total debt service recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest total debt service recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for total debt service?
- Burundi ranks 45th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total debt service rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Total debt service (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.