Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Burundi
Burundi: Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations was 82.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Burundi, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Burundi is 82.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 26.7% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Burundi peaked at 124.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 2015.
Burundi ranks 156th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 96.9% | — |
| 2006 | 91.7% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 124.9% | +37.5% |
| 2009 | 105.3% | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 80.5% | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 82.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 88.2% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 70.5% | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | +33.0% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 107.0% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 106.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 123.2% | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 112.4% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | -26.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 82.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 90.7%, 91% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 82.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.2%, 84% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101.9% | 90.8% | 124.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 70.5% | 96.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 106.2% | 82.4% | 123.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More infrastructure data for Burundi
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.65 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 63.16 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14,363 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1049 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.001 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 14,363 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6316 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Burundi?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Burundi was 82.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 124.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2015.
- How does Burundi rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Burundi ranks 156th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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