Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Burundi
Burundi: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 4.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Burundi, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Burundi stood at 4.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Burundi peaked at 6.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2015.
Burundi ranks 6th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.8% | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -41.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -27.2% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +64.6% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -25.3% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +90.1% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -23.8% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -45.5% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -35.9% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +41.9% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +46.5% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +59.7% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -3.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 4.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 4.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.0%, 2.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 2.4% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.4% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More financial sector data for Burundi
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.4188 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.3058 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.4188 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on assets in Burundi?
- Bank return on assets in Burundi was 4.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2015.
- How does Burundi rank for bank return on assets?
- Burundi ranks 6th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 return on assets (%, before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[t] / ((data2025[t] + data2025[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are first 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.