Bank net interest margin in Burundi
Burundi: Bank net interest margin was 7.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Burundi, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 7.2% for bank net interest margin in 2021.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Burundi peaked at 13.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2010.
Burundi ranks 17th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 5.8% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 5.2% | 9.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.2% | 8.0% | 2 |
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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 net interest margin in Burundi?
- Bank net interest margin in Burundi was 7.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2010.
- How does Burundi rank for bank net interest margin?
- Burundi ranks 17th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 net interest margin (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2080[t] / ((data2010[t] + data2010[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.