Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Burundi
Burundi: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) was -0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Burundi, 1991–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Burundi is -0.6%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 63.1% on the previous year and up 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Burundi peaked at -0.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -7.1%, in 1997.
That places Burundi 42nd out of 156 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -2.7% | — |
| 1992 | -7.0% | +162.9% |
| 1993 | -5.6% | -20.0% |
| 1994 | -5.8% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | -4.9% | -15.4% |
| 1996 | -4.2% | -14.8% |
| 1997 | -7.1% | +70.5% |
| 1998 | -5.6% | -22.0% |
| 1999 | -5.5% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | -2.8% | -48.9% |
| 2011 | -2.9% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | -2.7% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | -2.1% | -23.7% |
| 2014 | -4.1% | +95.5% |
| 2015 | -6.6% | +61.5% |
| 2016 | -5.8% | -11.6% |
| 2017 | -2.4% | -59.3% |
| 2019 | -3.9% | +66.5% |
| 2020 | -1.6% | -59.8% |
| 2021 | -0.6% | -63.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5.4% | -7.1% | -2.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | -3.7% | -6.6% | -2.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | -1.1% | -1.6% | -0.6% | 2 |
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1632 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
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- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0566 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 171.83 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 77.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Burundi?
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) in Burundi was -0.6% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.1% in 1997.
- How does Burundi rank for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
- Burundi ranks 42nd out of 156 countries with data for 2021.
- Is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.