Protecting investors, investor protection index in Burundi
Burundi: Protecting investors, investor protection index was 6 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Protecting investors, investor protection index in Burundi, 2005–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
Analysis
Burundi recorded 6 for protecting investors, investor protection index in 2012. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 81.8% over ten years.
Burundi ranks 5th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Protecting investors, investor protection index in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.3 | — |
| 2006 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +81.8% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 6 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.15, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.1 | 3.3 | 6 | 3 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 389.34 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 15.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 332.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 77.22 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 23.07 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protecting investors, investor protection index in Burundi?
- Protecting investors, investor protection index in Burundi was 6 in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2011.
- What is the lowest protecting investors, investor protection index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 in 2005.
- How does Burundi rank for protecting investors, investor protection index?
- Burundi ranks 5th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is protecting investors, investor protection index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Protecting investors, investor protection index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Protecting investors disclosure index measures the degree to which investors are protected through disclosure of ownership and financial information. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.