Public debt per capita rose 11.5% to USD 216 in Burundi in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, public debt per capita in Burundi reached an all time high of USD 219 in 2004 and an all time low of USD 51.1 in 2009. When compared to Burundi's main peers, public debt per capita in Rwanda amounted to USD 350 , USD 449 in Tanzania, USD 339 in Uganda and USD 87.0 in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2020.
Burundi has been ranked 159th within the group of 166 countries we follow in terms of public debt per capita, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Public Debt Per Capita (USD) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Angola | USD | 3,433 | 3,648 | 2,693 | 1,839 | 1,636 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burundi | USD | 155 | 173 | 194 | 216 | 242 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | USD | 208 | 206 | 186 | 183 | 189 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | USD | 2,357 | 2,316 | 2,035 | 1,893 | 1,873 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | USD | 95.8 | 93.6 | 97.2 | 87.0 | 71.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | USD | 885 | 1,022 | 1,100 | 1,117 | 1,100 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | USD | 457 | 568 | 622 | 644 | 643 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | USD | 286 | 314 | 339 | 350 | 357 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | USD | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 151 | 150 | 258 | 331 | 472 | ||||||||
| Tanzania | USD | 350 | 371 | 411 | 449 | 468 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | USD | 252 | 281 | 311 | 339 | 356 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | USD | 992 | 1,131 | 1,094 | 912 | 947 |
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