Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Burundi
Burundi: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.0241 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2018. ▼ Falling
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Burundi, 1997–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.0241 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 33.2% on the previous year and down 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Burundi peaked at 0.1821 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0241 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
That places Burundi 163rd out of 169 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP 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 | 0.0271 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -45.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0793 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +192.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0939 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0748 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1021 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +36.5% |
| 2006 | 0.104 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.132 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +27.0% |
| 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 | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1322 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1327 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.131 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1173 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0485 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -58.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0364 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -24.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0361 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0241 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -33.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.0241 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0624 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 39% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.0241 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1224 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 20% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP 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% | 0.0271 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 | 0.101 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0271 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1821 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0913 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0241 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1635 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 9 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 160 Mali 0.0319 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 161 Luxembourg 0.0302 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 162 Bermuda 0.0246 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 164 Benin 0.023 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 165 Ireland 0.0208 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 166 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Burundi?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Burundi was 0.0241 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1821 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0241 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Burundi rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Burundi ranks 163rd out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.4%. 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 (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets (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.