Burundi recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 9.90 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in Burundi averaged 76.17 percent of GDP from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 172.70 percent of GDP in 2004 and a record low of 9.90 percent of GDP in 2025. source: Bank of Burundi

Government Debt to GDP in Burundi is expected to reach 14.10 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Burundi Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 14.70 percent of GDP in 2027 and 15.20 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Fiscal Expenditure 394535.20 479773.20 BIF Million Mar 2026
Government Budget -3.90 -5.00 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value -9546.10 -27036.70 BIF Million Mar 2026
Government Debt to GDP 9.90 13.10 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 384989.10 452736.50 BIF Million Mar 2026


Burundi Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
9.90 13.10 172.70 9.90 1991 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly