Expense in Burundi
Burundi: Expense was 12.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expense in Burundi, 1991–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expense in Burundi is 12.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Burundi peaked at 24.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2021.
That places Burundi 143rd out of 157 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 17.0% | 24.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 14.9% | 21.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 12.3% | 14.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 140 Cambodia 12.9% compare
- 141 Democratic Republic of Congo 12.4% compare
- 142 Cameroon 12.4% compare
- 144 Mali 12.2% compare
- 145 Central African Republic 11.7% compare
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 11.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Burundi
- DEC alternative conversion factor 5,336 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.50 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 281.65 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.63 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 305.69 million current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -42.91 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -8.04 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 1.24 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 240 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 17.91 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Burundi?
- Expense in Burundi was 12.3% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2021.
- How does Burundi rank for expense?
- Burundi ranks 143rd out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expense rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.