Insurance and financial services in Burundi
Burundi: Insurance and financial services was 15.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Insurance and financial services in Burundi, 1985–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 15.6% for insurance and financial services in 2025.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Burundi peaked at 28.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
Burundi ranks 19th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insurance and financial services in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3.9% | — |
| 1986 | 3.7% | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | -37.8% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | +26.2% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | -57.8% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | +29.4% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +29.7% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | +232.1% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -93.8% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | +1985.6% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | -37.7% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -83.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -57.1% |
| 2001 | 16.1% | +3186.3% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | +78.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -97.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -67.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +250.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -97.8% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +38269.9% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +90.1% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +49.8% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -41.2% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +33.8% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -27.9% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -36.8% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +33.9% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +26.1% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +26.4% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | +28.1% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 15.6% | -6.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 15.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.9%, 5.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 15.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.3%, 4.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insurance and financial services in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +38269.9% | 0.0% | 7.6% |
| 2001 | +3186.3% | 0.5% | 16.1% |
| 1996 | +1985.6% | 0.5% | 9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 3.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 0.5% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 0.0% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 6.4% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 10.8% | 17.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More private sector data for Burundi
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 15.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 332.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 23.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0987 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 89.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in Burundi?
- Insurance and financial services in Burundi was 15.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Burundi rank for insurance and financial services?
- Burundi ranks 19th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Financial services covers services related to financial intermediation, financial risk management, liquidity transformation or auxiliary financial activities. It also includes insurance and pension scheme services which are services related to providing life insurance and annuities, non-life insurance, reinsurance, pensions, standardised guarantees and auxiliary services to insurance, pension schemes, and standardised guarantee schemes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.