Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Burundi

Budget balance in Burundi in 2031 — -3.2%. Ranked 131 in the world out of 188. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 11.3 pp.

2031 -3.2% +0.7 pp vs 2030
World rank 131of 188
Period maximum 8.1%1990
Period minimum -14.9%2004

Trend over time

1990–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Burundi, 1990–2031-20-100101990199520002005201020152020202520301990: 8.1%1991: 4.1%1992: -4.2%1993: -1.2%1994: -1.8%1995: -3.7%1996: -8.6%1997: -4.5%1998: -4.4%1999: -5.3%2000: -5.7%2001: -7.8%2002: -4.9%2003: -13.7%2004: -14.9%2005: -10.6%2006: -9.9%2007: -2.5%2008: -2.7%2009: -5.1%2010: -3.6%2011: -3.5%2012: -3.8%2013: -1.9%2014: -3.9%2015: -7.6%2016: -7.1%2017: -5%2018: -6.7%2019: -6.4%2020: -6.6%2021: -4.6%2022: -10.7%2023: -7.7%2024: -4.8%2025: -3%2026: -2.5%2027: -2.9%2028: -3.5%2029: -3.2%2030: -3.9%2031: -3.2%
Change over the period: −11.3 pp Annual average: -0.28 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burundi

Burundi -3.2%
World computed -4.85%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -3.08%
Eastern Africa computed -3.73%
Low-income countries computed -2.83%
Budget balance — Burundi, by year Burundi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -3.2 +0.7 pp
2030 -3.9 −0.7 pp
2029 -3.2 +0.3 pp
2028 -3.5 −0.6 pp
2027 -2.9 −0.4 pp
2026 -2.5 +0.5 pp
2025 -3 +1.8 pp
2024 -4.8 +2.9 pp
2023 -7.7 +3 pp
2022 -10.7 −6.1 pp
2021 -4.6 +2 pp
2020 -6.6 −0.2 pp
2019 -6.4 +0.3 pp
2018 -6.7 −1.7 pp
2017 -5 +2.1 pp
2016 -7.1 +0.5 pp
2015 -7.6 −3.7 pp
2014 -3.9 −2 pp
2013 -1.9 +1.9 pp
2012 -3.8 −0.3 pp
2011 -3.5 +0.1 pp
2010 -3.6 +1.5 pp
2009 -5.1 −2.4 pp
2008 -2.7 −0.2 pp
2007 -2.5 +7.4 pp
2006 -9.9 +0.7 pp
2005 -10.6 +4.3 pp
2004 -14.9 −1.2 pp
2003 -13.7 −8.8 pp
2002 -4.9 +2.9 pp
2001 -7.8 −2.1 pp
2000 -5.7 −0.4 pp
1999 -5.3 −0.9 pp
1998 -4.4 +0.1 pp
1997 -4.5 +4.1 pp
1996 -8.6 −4.9 pp
1995 -3.7 −1.9 pp
1994 -1.8 −0.6 pp
1993 -1.2 +3 pp
1992 -4.2 −8.3 pp
1991 4.1 −4 pp
1990 8.1

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

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