Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Burundi
Burundi: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 23.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Burundi, 1964–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Burundi stood at 23.5%. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.0% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Burundi peaked at 23.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1969.
That places Burundi 133rd 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 to GDP in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 2.9% | — |
| 1965 | 2.6% | -9.7% |
| 1966 | 2.5% | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 3.2% | +30.8% |
| 1968 | 3.2% | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 2.2% | -31.1% |
| 1970 | 3.7% | +67.1% |
| 1971 | 4.0% | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 4.4% | +9.7% |
| 1973 | 4.6% | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 8.6% | +85.2% |
| 1975 | 2.8% | -67.3% |
| 1976 | 3.7% | +33.5% |
| 1977 | 3.3% | -12.9% |
| 1978 | 6.9% | +110.3% |
| 1979 | 8.3% | +20.4% |
| 1980 | 6.5% | -20.9% |
| 1981 | 9.5% | +44.6% |
| 1982 | 7.9% | -16.5% |
| 1983 | 6.8% | -14.4% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | -44.0% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | +24.8% |
| 1987 | 4.1% | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 5.8% | +40.0% |
| 1989 | 6.8% | +16.9% |
| 1990 | 8.5% | +25.5% |
| 1991 | 10.6% | +25.1% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 13.9% | +30.9% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | -19.8% |
| 1996 | 13.7% | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 14.2% | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | +19.2% |
| 2001 | 16.1% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | +24.7% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | +17.4% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +16.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 23.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.3%, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 23.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.4%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 6 |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 2.8% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 3.4% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 8.5% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 13.8% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 15.1% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 23.5% | 23.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 130 Algeria 25.0% compare
- 131 Belarus 24.6% compare
- 132 Kazakhstan 23.8% compare
- 134 Republic of Moldova 23.4% compare
- 135 Mozambique 22.6% compare
- 136 Mauritania 22.6% 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 private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Burundi?
- Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Burundi was 23.5% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1969.
- How does Burundi rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- Burundi ranks 133rd out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. 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 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 (IFS line 22d); 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).