Bank credit to bank deposits in Burundi
Burundi: Bank credit to bank deposits was 61.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank credit to bank deposits in Burundi, 1964–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank credit to bank deposits in Burundi stood at 61.3%.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Burundi peaked at 164.2% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 1985.
Burundi ranks 135th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 69.3% | — |
| 1965 | 64.0% | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 80.7% | +26.1% |
| 1967 | 80.1% | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 81.0% | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 60.0% | -25.9% |
| 1970 | 77.2% | +28.6% |
| 1971 | 76.8% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 80.6% | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 77.9% | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 153.1% | +96.5% |
| 1975 | 54.8% | -64.2% |
| 1976 | 61.4% | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 48.5% | -21.1% |
| 1978 | 87.8% | +81.1% |
| 1979 | 120.0% | +36.8% |
| 1980 | 128.9% | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 164.2% | +27.4% |
| 1982 | 137.9% | -16.0% |
| 1983 | 86.9% | -37.0% |
| 1984 | 60.4% | -30.5% |
| 1985 | 45.3% | -24.9% |
| 1986 | 62.3% | +37.4% |
| 1987 | 59.2% | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 71.1% | +20.1% |
| 1989 | 74.2% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 89.0% | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 95.3% | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 98.5% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 127.0% | +28.9% |
| 1994 | 99.9% | -21.3% |
| 1995 | 99.2% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 104.3% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 100.6% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 138.8% | +38.0% |
| 1999 | 114.8% | -17.3% |
| 2000 | 143.9% | +25.4% |
| 2001 | 131.4% | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 131.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 108.9% | -16.9% |
| 2004 | 105.5% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | -20.5% |
| 2006 | 77.7% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 76.1% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 74.3% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 103.0% | +24.4% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 89.3% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 70.5% | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 63.5% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 61.3% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.5% | 60.0% | 81.0% | 6 |
| 1970s | 83.8% | 48.5% | 153.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.0% | 45.3% | 164.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 106.7% | 89.0% | 138.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 66.8% | 143.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 63.5% | 103.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 61.3% | 61.3% | 1 |
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- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.4188 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bank credit to bank deposits in Burundi?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Burundi was 61.3% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 164.2% in 1981.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 1985.
- How does Burundi rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Burundi ranks 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).