Official exchange rate in Burundi
Burundi: Official exchange rate was 2,943 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Official exchange rate in Burundi, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 2,943 LCU per US$, period average for official exchange rate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Burundi peaked at 2,943 LCU per US$, period average in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50 LCU per US$, period average, in 1960.
Burundi ranks 16th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.44 LCU per US$, period average | 50 LCU per US$, period average | 87.5 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.63 LCU per US$, period average | 78.75 LCU per US$, period average | 90 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 114.01 LCU per US$, period average | 90 LCU per US$, period average | 158.67 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 297.27 LCU per US$, period average | 171.25 LCU per US$, period average | 563.56 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,027 LCU per US$, period average | 720.67 LCU per US$, period average | 1,230 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,562 LCU per US$, period average | 1,231 LCU per US$, period average | 1,846 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,388 LCU per US$, period average | 1,915 LCU per US$, period average | 2,943 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 13 Cambodia 4,013 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 14 Uganda 3,603 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 15 Mongolia 3,545 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of Congo 2,693 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 18 Tanzania 2,598 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 19 Syria 2,506 LCU per US$, period average compare
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)
- Broad money 44.6% (2025)
- Net foreign assets -2.26 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 38.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 38.5% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 23.0% (2025)
- Claims on central government 6.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Burundi?
- Official exchange rate in Burundi was 2,943 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2,943 LCU per US$, period average in 2025.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 LCU per US$, period average in 1960.
- How does Burundi rank for official exchange rate?
- Burundi ranks 16th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. This indicator represents the ratio of Local Currency Units relative to United States dollars.This indicator is derived as an average over the reference period.