Interest on external debt in Burundi

Burundi: Interest on external debt was 13.99 billion current LCU in 2005. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2005)
13.99 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 33.3%
World rank
17th
of 50 countries
All-time high
13.99 billion current LCU
in 2005
All-time low
152.10 million current LCU
in 1980
Years of data
26
1980–2005

Interest on external debt in Burundi, 1980–2005

05.0B10.0B15.0B1980199220051980: 152.1M current LCU1981: 155.7M current LCU1982: 193.0M current LCU1983: 323.0M current LCU1984: 855.0M current LCU1985: 1.2B current LCU1986: 1.6B current LCU1987: 2.1B current LCU1988: 2.4B current LCU1989: 2.8B current LCU1990: 2.2B current LCU1991: 2.3B current LCU1992: 3.1B current LCU1993: 2.6B current LCU1994: 2.8B current LCU1995: 3.5B current LCU1996: 4.0B current LCU1997: 3.9B current LCU1998: 6.2B current LCU1999: 6.9B current LCU2000: 7.4B current LCU2001: 8.9B current LCU2002: 11.0B current LCU2003: 11.5B current LCU2004: 10.5B current LCU2005: 14.0B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 13.99 billion current LCU for interest on external debt in 2005. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 297.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest on external debt in Burundi peaked at 13.99 billion current LCU in 2005 and was at its lowest, 152.10 million current LCU, in 1980.

Burundi ranks 17th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.18 billion current LCU 152.10 million current LCU 2.80 billion current LCU 10
1990s 3.75 billion current LCU 2.15 billion current LCU 6.90 billion current LCU 10
2000s 10.55 billion current LCU 7.40 billion current LCU 13.99 billion current LCU 6

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 14 Angola 38.45 billion current LCU compare
  2. 15 Cameroon 28.00 billion current LCU compare
  3. 16 Sao Tome and Principe 23.82 billion current LCU compare
  4. 18 Chad 12.00 billion current LCU compare
  5. 19 Congo 11.11 billion current LCU compare
  6. 20 Burkina Faso 10.02 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest on external debt in Burundi?
Interest on external debt in Burundi was 13.99 billion current LCU in 2005, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest interest on external debt recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 13.99 billion current LCU in 2005.
What is the lowest interest on external debt recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 152.10 million current LCU in 1980.
How does Burundi rank for interest on external debt?
Burundi ranks 17th out of 50 countries with data for 2005.
Is interest on external debt rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 297.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Interest on external debt (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Interest on external debt (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,343 data points, 1966–2011
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Interest on external debt (current LCU). Data are in current local currency.