Burundi's external debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) was US$2.65 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 94.51% from US$48.27 million in 2014 (25.19% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2.65 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$266,383 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$48.27 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$96.34 million | 2002 |
| Lowest | US$265,000 | 2015 |
| Average since 2015 | US$506,550 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$5 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Burundi's external debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) rose 801.4% on 2023 (from US$294,000 to US$2.65 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +78% and a typical year strayed about 305.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,619.4% in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 99.5% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 28% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Burundi had the 111th highest value of the 118 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Burundi | US$2.65 million | 2024 |
| Low income | US$10.95 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Burundi in the 2024 ranking
- Belize — 108th of 118: US$13.15 million
- São Tomé and Principe — 109th of 118: US$7.95 million
- Lesotho — 110th of 118: US$3.24 million
- Timor-Leste — 112th of 118: US$1.26 million
- Guinea-Bissau — 113th of 118: US$817,000
- Bhutan — 114th of 118: US$0
What this measures
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 48 values
| Year | External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,650,121 |
| 2023 | 294,000 |
| 2022 | 265,000 |
| 2021 | 265,000 |
| 2020 | 265,000 |
| 2019 | 266,383 |
| 2018 | 265,000 |
| 2017 | 265,000 |
| 2016 | 265,000 |
| 2015 | 265,000 |
| 2014 |
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$5.81 billion (2024)
- Benin — US$1.27 billion (2024)
- Botswana — US$144.67 million (2024)
- Burkina Faso — US$0 (2024)
- Cabo Verde — US$388.09 million (2024)
- Cameroon — US$950.9 million (2024)
- Central African Republic — US$126.47 million (2024)
- Chad — US$29.49 million (2024)
- Comoros — US$0 (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for Burundi
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$694.46 million (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 3.71 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 20.64% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$1.72 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 9.17 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 51.09% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.41 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 12.88 trillion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Burundi's external debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$)?
- US$2.65 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is down 47% from US$5 million in 1977 (1.34% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$96.34 million in 2002 and the lowest US$265,000 in 2015.
- How does Burundi rank?
- 111th highest of 118 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in external debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) unusual for Burundi?
- In 2024, Burundi's external debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) rose 801.4% on 2023 (from US$294,000 to US$2.65 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +78% and a typical year strayed about 305.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.DOD.DSTC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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