Burundi: Tax revenue (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Burundi's tax revenue (current LCU) rose 10.8% on 2020 (from 933.15 billion to 1.03 trillion).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2020), the average change was +10.8% and a typical year strayed about 11.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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 41.6% in 1998 and the biggest yearly fall was 15.2% in 1996. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 59.49 billion a year. A straight line explains 98% of the movement over 9 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 2021 ranking

• Cameroon — 1st of 9: 2.83 trillion
• Bangladesh — 2nd of 9: 2.7 trillion
• Gabon — 4th of 9: 1.02 trillion
• Congo, Rep. — 5th of 9: 535.13 billion
• Peru — 6th of 9: 139.86 billion

What this measures

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. 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

Tax revenue (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 7.89 trillion (2024)
• Botswana — 59.18 billion (2023)
• Burkina Faso — 2.62 trillion (2024)
• Cabo Verde — 32.42 billion (2020)
• Cameroon — 2.83 trillion (2021)
• Central African Republic — 114.52 billion (2021)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 15.07 trillion (2022)
• Congo, Rep. — 535.13 billion (2021)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 6.39 trillion (2023)
• Equatorial Guinea — 563.15 billion (2022)
• Eswatini — 17.3 billion (2021)

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 tax revenue (current LCU)?

1.03 trillion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1991?

It is up 3,122% from 32.09 billion in 1991 (12.27% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.03 trillion in 2021 and the lowest 32.09 billion in 1991.

Is the latest change in tax revenue (current LCU) unusual for Burundi?

In 2021, Burundi's tax revenue (current LCU) rose 10.8% on 2020 (from 933.15 billion to 1.03 trillion). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2020), the average change was +10.8% and a typical year strayed about 11.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.TAX.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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