Burundi: Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Burundi's real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) rose 36.08 on 2024 (from 141.39 to 177.48).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +0.49 and a typical year strayed about 10.7 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 36.46 in 1981 and the biggest yearly fall was 34.03 in 1986. 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 4.61 a year. A straight line explains 53% 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 4th highest value of the 91 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

• Moldova — 1st of 91: 184.93
• Bolivia — 2nd of 91: 181.03
• Iceland — 4th of 91: 146.32
• Solomon Islands — 5th of 91: 143.25
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 6th of 91: 139.31

What this measures

Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs. This indicator is an index series where 2010=100.

Limitations: Because of conceptual and data limitations, changes in real effective exchange rates should be interpreted with caution.

All 47 values

Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) in nearby economies

• Cameroon — 112.86 (2025)
• Central African Republic — 128.12 (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 139.31 (2025)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 100.9 (2025)
• Equatorial Guinea — 104.48 (2025)
• Gabon — 106.99 (2025)
• Gambia, The — 102.44 (2025)
• Ghana — 86.18 (2025)
• Lesotho — 79.66 (2025)
• Malawi

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Burundi's real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100)?

177.48 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1979?

It is down 7.22% from 191.29 in 1979 (0.16% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 252.62 in 1983 and the lowest 81.33 in 2004.

How does Burundi rank?

4th highest of 91 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) unusual for Burundi?

In 2025, Burundi's real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100) rose 36.08 on 2024 (from 141.39 to 177.48). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +0.49 and a typical year strayed about 10.7 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator PX.REX.REER, 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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