🇧🇮 Burundi National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Burundi government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $3.0 billion, growing at $7 per second based on IMF projections. Debt-to-GDP: 42%. Per-citizen share: $204.
Among the 194 governments tracked here, Burundi ranks 128th by debt-to-GDP, 159th by total debt and 192nd by debt per person.
Burundi's Debt Trajectory (2015–2025)
Burundi's ratio has declined from its high for the period of 69% (2022) to roughly 42% at end-2025. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government gross debt.
Burundi Net Debt and Interest
The IMF publishes no net debt figure for Burundi, so only the gross figure can be shown. The IMF's figures put Burundi's net interest bill at about 1.4% of GDP in 2025, about $92 million, or 8.2% of government revenue. That is 71st of the 177 governments ranked by interest as a share of revenue.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government, 2025, mostly IMF estimates. Net debt leaves out equity holdings, and what counts as an asset varies by country. Net interest is the primary balance minus the overall balance. A government in default or arrears can show a low figure that understates what it owes. Data · method.
About Burundi's National Debt
Burundi's debt-to-GDP ratio of 42% is moderate: higher than 34% of the 194 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Burundi ranks 159th of the 194 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $7 per second, Burundi adds about $605 thousand to its government debt every day — roughly $221 million per year. Each of Burundi's 15 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $204. That is below the world average of roughly $14,700 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Burundi National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Burundi's national debt right now?
Burundi's national debt is approximately $3.0 billion as of November 8, 2026, growing at $7 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 42% and each citizen's share is about $204.
How fast is Burundi's debt growing?
Burundi's government debt is growing at approximately $7 per second — about $605 thousand per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Burundi's debt per capita?
Each of Burundi's 15 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $204 of the national debt.
What is Burundi's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Burundi's debt-to-GDP ratio is 42%. That is higher than 34% of the 194 governments tracked here.
How much interest does Burundi pay on its debt?
The IMF's figures put Burundi's net interest bill at about 1.4% of GDP in 2025, about $92 million, or 8.2% of government revenue.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 2,849,952,766 + 7 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=bi (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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