Real interest rate — all countries

Real interest rate — Burundi

Real interest rate in Burundi in 2025 — -4.95%. Ranked 63 in the world out of 67. Since 1978, the indicator has fallen by 4.5 pp.

2025 -4.95% +0.73 pp vs 2024
World rank 63of 67
Period maximum 19.23%1981
Period minimum -16.68%2000

Trend over time

1978–2025 · % per annum

Real interest rate — Burundi, 1978–2025-20-100102019781983198819931998200320082013201820231978: -0.45%1979: -11.2%1980: -3.77%1981: 19.23%1982: 5.99%1983: 5.23%1984: -4.45%1985: 6.6%1986: 16.98%1987: 15.96%1988: 8.22%1989: -2.4%1990: 6%1991: 8.35%1992: 7.83%1993: 5.59%1994: 7.09%1995: -0.73%1998: 3.54%1999: 0.25%2000: -16.68%2001: 2.73%2002: 18.25%2003: 5.61%2004: 4.51%2005: -0.33%2006: 13.83%2007: 7.91%2008: -6.15%2009: 3.6%2010: 3.18%2011: 4.48%2012: 0.25%2013: 6.39%2014: 9.84%2015: 8.81%2016: 7.43%2017: 1.35%2018: 16.58%2019: 14.2%2020: -1.95%2021: 1.55%2022: -2.77%2023: -6.57%2024: -5.68%2025: -4.95%
Change over the period: −4.5 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp
Real interest rate — Burundi, by year Burundi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 -4.95 +0.73 pp
2024 -5.68 +0.89 pp
2023 -6.57 −3.8 pp
2022 -2.77 −4.33 pp
2021 1.55 +3.51 pp
2020 -1.95 −16.15 pp
2019 14.2 −2.38 pp
2018 16.58 +15.24 pp
2017 1.35 −6.08 pp
2016 7.43 −1.38 pp
2015 8.81 −1.03 pp
2014 9.84 +3.45 pp
2013 6.39 +6.14 pp
2012 0.25 −4.23 pp
2011 4.48 +1.31 pp
2010 3.18 −0.42 pp
2009 3.6 +9.75 pp
2008 -6.15 −14.06 pp
2007 7.91 −5.93 pp
2006 13.83 +14.17 pp
2005 -0.33 −4.85 pp
2004 4.51 −1.1 pp
2003 5.61 −12.64 pp
2002 18.25 +15.52 pp
2001 2.73 +19.41 pp
2000 -16.68 −16.92 pp
1999 0.25 −3.3 pp
1998 3.54
1995 -0.73 −7.82 pp
1994 7.09 +1.5 pp
1993 5.59 −2.24 pp
1992 7.83 −0.52 pp
1991 8.35 +2.35 pp
1990 6 +8.4 pp
1989 -2.4 −10.62 pp
1988 8.22 −7.74 pp
1987 15.96 −1.02 pp
1986 16.98 +10.38 pp
1985 6.6 +11.05 pp
1984 -4.45 −9.68 pp
1983 5.23 −0.75 pp
1982 5.99 −13.24 pp
1981 19.23 +23 pp
1980 -3.77 +7.44 pp
1979 -11.2 −10.75 pp
1978 -0.45

Eastern Africa, 2025

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About the indicator

The lending interest rate adjusted for inflation by the GDP deflator. It shows the real cost of borrowed funds for the economy. Negative values mean that inflation erodes debt faster than interest accrues on it — a situation that favors borrowers and works against lenders and depositors.

Important: There are no aggregates for country groups: a weight by the volume of credit is needed, and we do not have it. The rate is already net of inflation, so negative values are normal — they mean borrowing costs less than inflation erodes.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.