Country
Burundi BDI
score date 2026-10-09 · 30d +5.0
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap61.9
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-07-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical50.0
GDELT · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Growth67.6
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity51.5
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Governance23.8
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-09 · coverage: bronze
Burundi sovereign credibility, in brief
Burundi scores 50.4 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 27 of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 40th percentile of the region. The score has risen 0.1 points over the past seven days. CPI 8.4% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (50/100).
As of 2026-10-09 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 27/43 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 40th percentile
Region avg 49.3 · best 61.6 · worst 14.1
Ranked either side
- Zambia 52.3
- Gabon 51.6
- Madagascar 49.3
- Lesotho 49.2
90-day trend
External pulse
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -2.3%
- as of 2026-10-10
Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 346.0 | 2026-07-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | -13.7% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 1.0% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 4.2% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 14.3K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | 45.2% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 8.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 0.7 mo | 2023-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 0.9% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 1.0% | 2020-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 47.1% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $234 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 78.6% | 2020-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -1.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -1.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -1.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.9 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -1.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -1.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.