Bank concentration in Burundi
Burundi: Bank concentration was 78.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank concentration in Burundi, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank concentration in Burundi is 78.0%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Burundi peaked at 100.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 2021.
Burundi ranks 68th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.6% | 85.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 84.2% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 78.0% | 80.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 65 Slovakia 78.9% compare
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- 67 Dominican Republic 78.1% compare
- 69 Democratic Republic of Congo 77.7% compare
- 70 Macao 76.5% compare
- 71 Cameroon 76.5% compare
More financial sector data for Burundi
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 37.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.7342 (2023)
- Net domestic credit 2.81 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Net foreign assets -2.26 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 38.5% (2025)
- Broad money 44.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 23.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 38.5% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 2,943 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -34,727 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Burundi?
- Bank concentration in Burundi was 78.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 2021.
- How does Burundi rank for bank concentration?
- Burundi ranks 68th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank concentration (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for three largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 3 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.