Burundi's net foreign assets (current LCU) was -2.26 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 3,184% from -68.76 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -2.26 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -204.38 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -68.76 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 264.04 billion | 2009 |
| Lowest | -2.26 trillion | 2025 |
| Average since 2016 | -746.46 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 575 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Burundi's net foreign assets (current LCU) fell 514.94 billion on 2024 (from -1.74 trillion to -2.26 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −59.37 billion and a typical year strayed about 157.08 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 125.49 billion in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 681.44 billion in 2023. 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 downward, about 227.75 billion a year. A straight line explains 80% 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.
How it compares
In 2025, Burundi had the 105th highest value of the 106 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
- Qatar — 102nd of 106: -243.38 billion
- Pakistan — 103rd of 106: -249.12 billion
- Norway — 104th of 106: -894.82 billion
- South Sudan — 106th of 106: -6.33 trillion
What this measures
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. 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 62 values
| Year | Net foreign assets (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2,257,865,085,258 |
| 2024 | -1,742,920,094,802 |
| 2023 | -1,379,178,974,084 |
| 2022 | -697,742,205,415 |
| 2021 | -461,365,768,390 |
| 2020 | -204,383,033,526 |
| 2019 | -200,234,671,776 |
| 2018 | -199,572,511,305 |
| 2017 | -150,523,812,463 |
| 2016 | -170,769,999,432 |
Net foreign assets (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 12.83 trillion (2025)
- Benin — 2.24 trillion (2025)
- Botswana — 60.03 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 3.31 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 118.67 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 2.35 trillion (2019)
- Central African Republic — 15.18 billion (2022)
- Chad — -347.79 billion (2021)
- Comoros — 126.48 billion (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 18.33 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)
- 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) — 23.01% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Burundi's net foreign assets (current LCU)?
- -2.26 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1964?
- It is down 392,772% from 575 million in 1964. The highest value was 264.04 billion in 2009 and the lowest -2.26 trillion in 2025.
- How does Burundi rank?
- 105th highest of 106 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net foreign assets (current LCU) unusual for Burundi?
- In 2025, Burundi's net foreign assets (current LCU) fell 514.94 billion on 2024 (from -1.74 trillion to -2.26 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −59.37 billion and a typical year strayed about 157.08 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.AST.NFRG.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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