Financial Development Index in Burundi
Burundi: Financial Development Index was 0.1593 in 2020. β² Rising
Financial Development Index in Burundi, 1980β2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.1593 for financial development index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial development index in Burundi peaked at 0.1593 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0249, in 1985.
Burundi ranks 129th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.031 | 0.0249 | 0.038 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0686 | 0.0431 | 0.091 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0815 | 0.0681 | 0.0942 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1232 | 0.1054 | 0.1548 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1593 | 0.1593 | 0.1593 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 126 Ghana 0.1695 compare
- 127 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1682 compare
- 128 Tajikistan, Republic of 0.1603 compare
- 130 Liberia 0.1582 compare
- 131 Kenya 0.1566 compare
- 132 Mozambique, Republic of 0.1554 compare
More financial sector data for Burundi
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 229,043 current LCU per person (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 977.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 19.31 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 33,816 SDR (2023)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.49 million SDR (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 54.09 million SDR (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold 65.86 million SDR (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 67.34 million SDR (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 67.35 million SDR (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 37.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial development index in Burundi?
- Financial development index in Burundi was 0.1593 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial development index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1593 in 2020.
- What is the lowest financial development index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0249 in 1985.
- How does Burundi rank for financial development index?
- Burundi ranks 129th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial development index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset contains nine indices that summarize how developed financial institutions and financial markets are in terms of their depth, access, and efficiency. These indices are aggregated into an overall index of financial development. With the coverage of over 180 countries on annual frequency from 1980 onwards, the database should offer a useful analytical tool for researchers and policy makers.