Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Burundi
Burundi: Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) was 0.0244 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2018. ▼ Falling
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Burundi, 1997–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.0244 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 32.5% on the previous year and down 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Burundi peaked at 0.1821 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0244 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
Burundi ranks 160th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.1249 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1998 | 0.0835 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -33.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0662 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0498 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -24.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0272 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -45.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0793 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +192.2% |
| 2003 | 0.094 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0749 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 2005 | 0.102 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +36.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1041 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.132 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1653 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1821 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1635 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1324 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1327 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1344 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1173 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0485 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -58.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0364 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0361 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0244 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -32.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.0244 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0795 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 31% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.0244 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1221 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 20% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +192.2% | 0.0272 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0793 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0915 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0662 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1249 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1011 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0272 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1821 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0917 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0244 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1635 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 9 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 157 Cayman Islands 0.0358 US dollar per US$ of GDP
- 158 Luxembourg 0.0302 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 159 Bermuda 0.0246 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 161 Guinea 0.0231 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 162 Ireland 0.0208 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 163 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0152 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Burundi?
- Reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Burundi was 0.0244 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1821 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0244 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Burundi rank for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets)?
- Burundi ranks 160th out of 165 countries with data for 2018.
- Is reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.