Burundi: Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Burundi's net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) rose 26.9% on 2020 (from 360.95 billion to 457.93 billion).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2020), the average change was −5.5% and a typical year strayed about 30.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 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 59.8% in 1998 and the biggest yearly fall was 61.1% in 1997. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 9 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.

Closest to Burundi in the 2021 ranking

• Bangladesh — 1st of 8: 1.45 trillion
• Cameroon — 2nd of 8: 1.13 trillion
• Congo, Rep. — 4th of 8: 252.6 billion
• Central African Republic — 5th of 8: 93.52 billion
• Peru — 6th of 8: 14.11 billion

What this measures

Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. 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.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

All 20 values

Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 3.45 trillion (2024)
• Botswana — 16.01 billion (2023)
• Burkina Faso — 1.48 trillion (2024)
• Cabo Verde — 5.93 billion (2020)
• Cameroon — 1.13 trillion (2021)
• Central African Republic — 93.52 billion (2021)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 8.54 trillion (2022)
• Congo, Rep. — 252.6 billion (2021)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 757.18 billion (2023)

More public sector data for Burundi

• Military expenditure (current USD) — 226.62 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 670.49 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 3.24% (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 14.85% (2025)
• Armed forces personnel, total — 31,000 (2020)
• Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 0.59% (2020)
• Battle-related deaths (number of people) — 19 (2024)
• CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3 (2025)
• CPIA debt policy rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3.5 (2025)
• CPIA economic management cluster average (1=low to 6=high)

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Questions people ask

What is Burundi's net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU)?

457.93 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1991?

It is up 3,727% from 11.97 billion in 1991 (12.92% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 673.65 billion in 2010 and the lowest 3.37 billion in 1997.

Is the latest change in net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) unusual for Burundi?

In 2021, Burundi's net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) rose 26.9% on 2020 (from 360.95 billion to 457.93 billion). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2020), the average change was −5.5% and a typical year strayed about 30.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.NFN.TOTL.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, 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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