Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Burundi
Burundi: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP was 13.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Burundi, 1983–2020
Source: Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Burundi stood at 13.4%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 77.7% on the previous year and up 468.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Burundi peaked at 13.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1992.
That places Burundi 105th out of 182 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 2.5% | — |
| 1984 | 2.8% | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 4.1% | +44.1% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | -20.6% |
| 1987 | 3.4% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | -42.2% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | +91.3% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -39.0% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -46.1% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | +120.3% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | +136.8% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -58.5% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -47.7% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | +578.9% |
| 1998 | 8.8% | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +25.2% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -58.1% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -25.5% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +31.5% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -52.4% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +40.3% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -48.9% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +43.9% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +205.9% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -31.6% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +137.4% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -28.0% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +52.8% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -22.5% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +77.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 13.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.0%, 6.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 13.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.5%, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +578.9% | 1.2% | 7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.6% | 4.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 1.0% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 1.7% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 1.2% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 102 El Salvador 14.1% compare
- 103 Philippines 13.7% compare
- 104 French Polynesia 13.7% compare
- 106 Jordan 13.0% compare
- 107 Suriname 12.9% compare
- 108 Georgia 12.7% compare
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 consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Burundi?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Burundi was 13.4% in 2020, according to Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1992.
- How does Burundi rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Burundi ranks 105th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 468.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of consolidated foreign claims to GDP of the banks that are reporting to BIS. Foreign claims are defined as the sum of cross-border claims plus foreign offices’ local claims in all currencies. In the consolidated banking statistics claims that are granted or extended to nonresidents are referred to as either cross-border claims. In the context of the consolidated banking statistics, local claims refer to claims of domestic banks’ foreign affiliates (branches/subsidiaries) on the residents of the host country (i.e. country of residence of affiliates). Items (A+L from BIS Table 9A). End-of-year data (i.e. December data) are considered for banks claims. GDP is from World Development Indicators.