Net foreign assets in Burundi
Burundi: Net foreign assets was -2.26 trillion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets in Burundi, 1964–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Burundi recorded -2.26 trillion current LCU for net foreign assets in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.5% on the previous year and down 3,183.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets in Burundi peaked at 264.04 billion current LCU in 2009 and was at its lowest, -2.26 trillion current LCU, in 2025.
That places Burundi 183rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 352.55 million current LCU | -85.72 million current LCU | 801.00 million current LCU | 6 |
| 1970s | 2.80 billion current LCU | 556.52 million current LCU | 7.49 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.01 billion current LCU | -2.40 billion current LCU | 10.94 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.51 billion current LCU | 9.98 billion current LCU | 46.31 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.22 billion current LCU | 6.29 billion current LCU | 264.04 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.74 billion current LCU | -200.24 billion current LCU | 254.05 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.12 trillion current LCU | -2.26 trillion current LCU | -204.38 billion current LCU | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Burundi
- Domestic credit to private sector 38.5% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 23.0% (2025)
- Broad money 44.6% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 38.5% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 2.81 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.7342 (2023)
- Net migration -34,727 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 37.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 2,943 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Claims on central government 6.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets in Burundi?
- Net foreign assets in Burundi was -2.26 trillion current LCU in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 264.04 billion current LCU in 2009.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.26 trillion current LCU in 2025.
- How does Burundi rank for net foreign assets?
- Burundi ranks 183rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3,183.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. 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.