Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Burundi
Burundi: Bank return on equity (%, before tax) was 29.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Burundi, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 29.0% for bank return on equity in 2021.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Burundi peaked at 65.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2015.
That places Burundi 9th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bank return on equity (%, before tax) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.0% | — |
| 2001 | 43.5% | -22.3% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | -38.3% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 31.3% | +51.5% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +89.6% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | -33.5% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | -28.2% |
| 2011 | 34.4% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -50.6% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | -31.0% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +40.9% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | +59.4% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | +57.4% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | -10.9% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 29.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.1%, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 29.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.3% | 20.7% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 9.8% | 38.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 29.0% | 32.5% | 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 equity in Burundi?
- Bank return on equity in Burundi was 29.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2015.
- How does Burundi rank for bank return on equity?
- Burundi ranks 9th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 equity (%, before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[t] / ((data2055[t] + data2055[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.