Burundi's gross savings (current US$) was US$1.45 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1,645% from US$83.03 million in 2015 (33.1% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.45 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$784.28 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$83.03 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$1.45 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | −US$24.25 million | 2008 |
| Average since 2016 | US$780.23 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$118.03 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Burundi's gross savings (current US$) rose US$208.57 million on 2024 (from US$1.24 billion to US$1.45 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$39.67 million and a typical year strayed about US$106.75 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$278.31 million in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was US$151.56 million in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$140.45 million a year. A straight line explains 98% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about US$1.79 billion for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was US$169.65 million, against US$269.91 million for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2025, Burundi had the 90th highest value of the 100 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.
Closest to Burundi in the 2025 ranking
- Kosovo — 87th of 100: US$3.14 billion
- Tunisia — 88th of 100: US$2.45 billion
- West Bank and Gaza — 89th of 100: US$1.58 billion
- Mozambique — 91st of 100: US$1.14 billion
- Moldova — 92nd of 100: US$833.96 million
- Gambia, The — 93rd of 100: US$665.7 million
What this measures
Savings is an amount that represents the part of disposable income (adjusted for the change in pension entitlements) that is not spent on final consumption. Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 41 values
| Year | Gross savings (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,448,833,278 |
| 2024 | 1,240,266,339 |
| 2023 | 1,054,571,401 |
| 2022 | 977,976,448 |
| 2021 | 962,519,033 |
| 2020 | 784,275,752 |
| 2019 | 505,967,031 |
| 2018 | 355,424,984 |
| 2017 | 307,299,667 |
| 2016 | 165,199,104 |
| 2015 |
Gross savings (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$16.37 billion (2024)
- Benin — US$5.96 billion (2023)
- Botswana — US$5.63 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$3.68 billion (2024)
- Cabo Verde — US$646.25 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$8.28 billion (2024)
- Comoros — US$176.62 million (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$26.12 billion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — US$4.69 billion (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire — US$14.94 billion (2024)
- Eswatini — US$883.84 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Burundi
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — 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$2.41 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 12.88 trillion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Burundi's gross savings (current US$)?
- US$1.45 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1985?
- It is up 1,128% from US$118.03 million in 1985 (6.47% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.45 billion in 2025 and the lowest −US$24.25 million in 2008.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNS.ICTR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, 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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