Bank return on equity in Burundi
Burundi: Bank return on equity was 29.0% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Bank return on equity in Burundi, 2000β2021
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 167 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.
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 |
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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 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 167 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.