Overall budget balance, including grants in Burundi
Burundi: Overall budget balance, including grants was -89.67 billion current LCU in 2005. ◆ Volatile
Overall budget balance, including grants in Burundi, 1980–2005
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Burundi recorded -89.67 billion current LCU for overall budget balance, including grants in 2005. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 23.4% on the previous year and down 700.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall budget balance, including grants in Burundi peaked at -4.86 billion current LCU in 1986 and was at its lowest, -89.67 billion current LCU, in 2005.
Burundi ranks 33rd of 51 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.
Overall budget balance, including grants in Burundi, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -9.23 billion current LCU | — |
| 1981 | -8.61 billion current LCU | -6.7% |
| 1982 | -11.70 billion current LCU | +36.0% |
| 1983 | -18.80 billion current LCU | +60.6% |
| 1984 | -15.89 billion current LCU | -15.5% |
| 1985 | -13.94 billion current LCU | -12.3% |
| 1986 | -4.86 billion current LCU | -65.1% |
| 1987 | -20.10 billion current LCU | +313.6% |
| 1988 | -8.98 billion current LCU | -55.3% |
| 1989 | -7.65 billion current LCU | -14.8% |
| 1990 | -15.39 billion current LCU | +101.1% |
| 1991 | -12.25 billion current LCU | -20.4% |
| 1992 | -6.64 billion current LCU | -45.8% |
| 1993 | -8.43 billion current LCU | +27.0% |
| 1994 | -8.81 billion current LCU | +4.5% |
| 1995 | -11.20 billion current LCU | +27.1% |
| 1996 | -26.36 billion current LCU | +135.4% |
| 1997 | -17.87 billion current LCU | -32.2% |
| 1998 | -20.63 billion current LCU | +15.4% |
| 1999 | -29.98 billion current LCU | +45.3% |
| 2000 | -9.28 billion current LCU | -69.0% |
| 2001 | -34.29 billion current LCU | +269.5% |
| 2002 | -21.14 billion current LCU | -38.3% |
| 2003 | -73.66 billion current LCU | +248.4% |
| 2004 | -72.64 billion current LCU | -1.4% |
| 2005 | -89.67 billion current LCU | +23.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's -89.67 billion current LCU is below the median for low income countries, which is -26.39 billion current LCU, 3.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burundi's -89.67 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -21.76 billion current LCU, 4.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -11.98 billion current LCU | -20.10 billion current LCU | -4.86 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | -15.76 billion current LCU | -29.98 billion current LCU | -6.64 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -50.11 billion current LCU | -89.67 billion current LCU | -9.28 billion current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More science & technology data for Burundi
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 63.16 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6316 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.65 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 336.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.27 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 15.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 36.26 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall budget balance, including grants in Burundi?
- Overall budget balance, including grants in Burundi was -89.67 billion current LCU in 2005, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was -4.86 billion current LCU in 1986.
- What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was -89.67 billion current LCU in 2005.
- How does Burundi rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Burundi ranks 33rd out of 51 countries with data for 2005.
- Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 700.7%. 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 Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.