Burundi's net domestic credit (current LCU) was 2.81 trillion in 2019, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 463.52% from 498.12 billion in 2009 (18.88% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 2.81 trillion | 2019 |
| Five years earlier | 1.23 trillion | 2014 |
| Ten years earlier | 498.12 billion | 2009 |
| Highest | 2.81 trillion | 2019 |
| Lowest | 556 million | 1965 |
| Average since 2010 | 1.51 trillion | 2010–2019 |
| First recorded | 996 million |
What the numbers say
In 2019, Burundi's net domestic credit (current LCU) rose 19.3% on 2018 (from 2.35 trillion to 2.81 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was +16.3% and a typical year strayed about 12.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 185.9% in 1978 and the biggest yearly fall was 44.2% in 1965. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2010 to 2019 the straight-line trend is upward, about 226.37 billion a year. A straight line explains 95% 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.
Closest to Burundi in the 2019 ranking
- Sri Lanka — 1st of 5: 11.7 trillion
- Cameroon — 2nd of 5: 4.4 trillion
- Gabon — 4th of 5: 2.41 trillion
- Mauritania — 5th of 5: 89.87 billion
What this measures
Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 56 values
| Year | Net domestic credit (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,806,989,900,000 |
| 2018 | 2,352,601,100,000 |
| 2017 | 1,985,799,200,000 |
| 2016 | 1,747,427,200,000 |
| 2015 | 1,486,031,400,000 |
| 2014 | 1,228,927,300,000 |
| 2013 | 1,038,043,700,000 |
| 2012 | 970,505,400,000 |
| 2011 | 834,896,000,000 |
| 2010 | 666,362,500,000 |
Net domestic credit (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 17.9 trillion (2025)
- Benin — 3.35 trillion (2025)
- Botswana — 119.01 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 5.09 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 195.38 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 4.4 trillion (2019)
- Central African Republic — 318.11 billion (2016)
- Chad — 1.49 trillion (2016)
- Comoros — 157.23 billion (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 23.76 trillion (2023)
- Congo, Rep.
More financial sector data for Burundi
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 718.81 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$5,336 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$2,943 (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 18.22% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 37.89% (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — -2.26 trillion (2025)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 38.54% (2025)
- Broad money (current LCU) — 8.01 trillion (2025)
- Broad money (% of GDP) — 44.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Burundi's net domestic credit (current LCU)?
- 2.81 trillion in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1964?
- It is up 281,726% from 996 million in 1964 (15.54% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2.81 trillion in 2019 and the lowest 556 million in 1965.
- Is the latest change in net domestic credit (current LCU) unusual for Burundi?
- In 2019, Burundi's net domestic credit (current LCU) rose 19.3% on 2018 (from 2.35 trillion to 2.81 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was +16.3% and a typical year strayed about 12.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.AST.DOMS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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