Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Burundi
Burundi: Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial was 27.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Burundi, 1964–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 27.9% for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in 2020. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.8% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Burundi peaked at 27.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1966.
That places Burundi 128th out of 187 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.
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 2.9% | — |
| 1965 | 2.6% | -9.7% |
| 1966 | 2.5% | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 3.3% | +35.2% |
| 1968 | 3.5% | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 2.8% | -21.1% |
| 1970 | 4.3% | +54.5% |
| 1971 | 4.6% | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 5.0% | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 5.2% | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 9.2% | +76.1% |
| 1975 | 3.7% | -59.8% |
| 1976 | 5.0% | +37.3% |
| 1977 | 4.8% | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 9.0% | +86.7% |
| 1979 | 10.2% | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 8.5% | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 11.9% | +40.5% |
| 1982 | 11.0% | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 11.2% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 7.6% | -31.8% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 8.2% | +19.4% |
| 1987 | 9.4% | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 11.3% | +20.1% |
| 1989 | 12.1% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 13.6% | +12.7% |
| 1991 | 15.4% | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 15.7% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 13.9% | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 20.0% | +44.0% |
| 1995 | 17.0% | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 19.1% | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | -16.1% |
| 1998 | 17.4% | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | +21.0% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +17.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 27.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.8%, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 27.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.4%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 6 |
| 1970s | 6.1% | 3.7% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.8% | 6.9% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.6% | 13.6% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 15.3% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 17.7% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.9% | 27.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4.92 SDR per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Burundi?
- Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Burundi was 27.9% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1966.
- How does Burundi rank for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial?
- Burundi ranks 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions (IFS lines 22d and 42d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF)