Personal remittances, paid in Burundi
Burundi: Personal remittances, paid was 22.36 million current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, paid in Burundi, 1985–2025
Source: IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 22.36 million current US$ for personal remittances, paid in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 38.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid in Burundi peaked at 22.36 million current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 193,606 current US$, in 2005.
That places Burundi 175th out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.13 million current US$ | 5.38 million current US$ | 8.80 million current US$ | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.20 million current US$ | 2.09 million current US$ | 6.82 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 million current US$ | 193,606 current US$ | 3.27 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.87 million current US$ | 4.96 million current US$ | 21.05 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.43 million current US$ | 15.86 million current US$ | 22.36 million current US$ | 6 |
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- 178 Micronesia (country) 17.33 million current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Burundi
- Industry (including construction), value added 410.74 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 18.2% (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure 694.46 million current US$ (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure 3.71 trillion current LCU (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure 1.31 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure 5.0% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 3.0% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 1.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 564.18 million constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 1.42 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid in Burundi?
- Personal remittances, paid in Burundi was 22.36 million current US$ in 2025, according to IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 22.36 million current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 193,606 current US$ in 2005.
- How does Burundi rank for personal remittances, paid?
- Burundi ranks 175th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, paid rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.