Lending interest rate in Burundi
Burundi: Lending interest rate was 12.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lending interest rate in Burundi, 1978–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 12.4% for lending interest rate in 2025.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Burundi peaked at 19.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2023.
That places Burundi 47th out of 148 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 12.3% | 15.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 14.1% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 12.4% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.2% | 12.9% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Burundi
- Net migration -34,727 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.7342 (2023)
- Net domestic credit 2.81 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 37.9% (2025)
- Net foreign assets -2.26 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 23.0% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 38.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 38.5% (2025)
- Broad money 44.6% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 2,943 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending interest rate in Burundi?
- Lending interest rate in Burundi was 12.4% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for lending interest rate?
- Burundi ranks 47th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Lending interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.