Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita was 79,749 current LCU per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Burundi, 1991–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 79,749 current LCU per person for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in 2021. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Burundi peaked at 79,749 current LCU per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,625 current LCU per person, in 1991.
Burundi ranks 51st 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.
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5,625 current LCU per person | — |
| 1992 | 5,824 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 5,993 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 6,388 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 6,870 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 5,825 current LCU per person | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 6,450 current LCU per person | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 8,961 current LCU per person | +38.9% |
| 1999 | 9,461 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 36,959 current LCU per person | +290.6% |
| 2011 | 45,063 current LCU per person | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 48,448 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 49,258 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 53,050 current LCU per person | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 57,981 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 60,403 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 68,491 current LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 68,317 current LCU per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 73,960 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 79,749 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 79,749 current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 72,663 current LCU per person, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 79,749 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72,663 current LCU per person, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue (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 | +290.6% | 9,461 current LCU per person | 36,959 current LCU per person |
| 1998 | +38.9% | 6,450 current LCU per person | 8,961 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,822 current LCU per person | 5,625 current LCU per person | 9,461 current LCU per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 54,219 current LCU per person | 36,959 current LCU per person | 68,491 current LCU per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 76,855 current LCU per person | 73,960 current LCU per person | 79,749 current LCU per person | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Burundi?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Burundi was 79,749 current LCU per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 79,749 current LCU per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,625 current LCU per person in 1991.
- How does Burundi rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita?
- Burundi ranks 51st out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.0%. 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 Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenue (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.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tax revenue 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
Tax revenue (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.