Interest payments in Burundi

Burundi: Interest payments was 3.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
3.3%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
106th
of 152 countries
All-time high
11.6%
in 1999
All-time low
2.2%
in 2015
Years of data
20
1991–2021

Interest payments in Burundi, 1991–2021

246810121991200620211991: 8.7 % of expense1992: 8.3 % of expense1993: 7.1 % of expense1994: 7.3 % of expense1995: 7.5 % of expense1996: 9.9 % of expense1997: 9.7 % of expense1998: 9 % of expense1999: 11.6 % of expense2010: 5.2 % of expense2011: 5.8 % of expense2012: 5.5 % of expense2013: 4.6 % of expense2014: 5.4 % of expense2015: 2.2 % of expense2016: 7.1 % of expense2017: 7.5 % of expense2019: 6.1 % of expense2020: 3.4 % of expense2021: 3.3 % of expense

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

The most recent figure for interest payments in Burundi is 3.3%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Burundi peaked at 11.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2015.

That places Burundi 106th out of 152 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.8% 7.1% 11.6% 9
2010s 5.5% 2.2% 7.5% 9
2020s 3.4% 3.3% 3.4% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Burundi?
Interest payments in Burundi was 3.3% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 1999.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2015.
How does Burundi rank for interest payments?
Burundi ranks 106th out of 152 countries with data for 2021.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 5,277 data points, 1972–2024
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Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.