Interest payments in Burundi
Burundi: Interest payments was 3.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Interest payments in Burundi, 1991–2021
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More public sector data for Burundi
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Tax revenue 12.7% (2021)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 15.8% (2021)
- Taxes on goods and services 46.4% (2021)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 5.6% (2021)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -0.6% (2021)
- Interest payments 2.4% (2021)
- Grants and other revenue 26.7% (2021)
- Other taxes 1.1% (2021)
- Compensation of employees 48.1% (2021)
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
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.