Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita was 89,522 current LCU per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita in Burundi, 1991–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 89,522 current LCU per person for revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita in 2021. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita in Burundi peaked at 89,522 current LCU per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6,245 current LCU per person, in 1991.
Burundi ranks 52nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6,245 current LCU per person | — |
| 1992 | 6,350 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 6,606 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 7,053 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 7,282 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 6,970 current LCU per person | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 6,837 current LCU per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 9,550 current LCU per person | +39.7% |
| 1999 | 10,026 current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 39,414 current LCU per person | +293.1% |
| 2011 | 48,512 current LCU per person | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 53,385 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 53,120 current LCU per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 60,926 current LCU per person | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 61,644 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 64,778 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 84,411 current LCU per person | +30.3% |
| 2019 | 75,149 current LCU per person | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 82,814 current LCU per person | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 89,522 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 89,522 current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 79,499 current LCU per person, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 89,522 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81,703 current LCU per person, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +293.1% | 10,026 current LCU per person | 39,414 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,435 current LCU per person | 6,245 current LCU per person | 10,026 current LCU per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 60,149 current LCU per person | 39,414 current LCU per person | 84,411 current LCU per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 86,168 current LCU per person | 82,814 current LCU per person | 89,522 current LCU per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 49 Dominican Republic 113,340 current LCU per person compare
- 50 Togo 112,300 current LCU per person compare
- 51 Vanuatu 106,732 current LCU per person compare
- 53 Cape Verde 73,885 current LCU per person compare
- 54 Mali 69,475 current LCU per person compare
- 55 Ukraine 68,112 current LCU per person compare
More public sector data for Burundi
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita in Burundi?
- Revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita in Burundi was 89,522 current LCU per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 89,522 current LCU per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,245 current LCU per person in 1991.
- How does Burundi rank for revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita?
- Burundi ranks 52nd out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Revenue, excluding grants Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.