Net foreign assets, flow in Burundi
Burundi: Net foreign assets, flow was -49.97 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets, flow in Burundi, 1965–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, net foreign assets, flow in Burundi stood at -49.97 billion current LCU. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is down 420.8% on the previous year and down 235.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets, flow in Burundi peaked at 125.49 billion current LCU in 2008 and was at its lowest, -49.97 billion current LCU, in 2011.
Burundi ranks 46th of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -125.59 million current LCU | -432.70 million current LCU | 226.00 million current LCU | 5 |
| 1970s | 416.56 million current LCU | -2.16 billion current LCU | 3.76 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 682.87 million current LCU | -3.02 billion current LCU | 6.28 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.40 billion current LCU | -14.48 billion current LCU | 10.60 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.91 billion current LCU | -14.91 billion current LCU | 125.49 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -29.78 billion current LCU | -49.97 billion current LCU | -9.60 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 43 Morocco -24.06 billion current LCU compare
- 44 Mauritius -25.27 billion current LCU compare
- 45 Niger -26.61 billion current LCU compare
- 47 Mali -50.08 billion current LCU compare
- 48 Democratic Republic of Congo -67.25 billion current LCU compare
- 49 Sao Tome and Principe -101.43 billion current LCU compare
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 net foreign assets, flow in Burundi?
- Net foreign assets, flow in Burundi was -49.97 billion current LCU in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest net foreign assets, flow recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 125.49 billion current LCU in 2008.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets, flow recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was -49.97 billion current LCU in 2011.
- How does Burundi rank for net foreign assets, flow?
- Burundi ranks 46th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net foreign assets, flow rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 235.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Net foreign assets, flow (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency.