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Burundi IBAN Format (BI)

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A Burundi IBAN has 27 characters: BI, two check digits and a 23-character national account number (BBAN), which contains a 5-character bank code.

Length
27 characters
IBAN structure
BI2!n5!n5!n11!n2!n
Bank code length
5 characters
Example
BI42 1000 0100 0100 0033 2045 181

Burundi IBAN structure

After the country code and check digits, the BBAN is 5 digits, then 5 digits, then 11 digits, then 2 digits.

PartIn the exampleWhat it is
Country codeBIISO 3166 code of the country
Check digits42Two digits from the ISO 7064 MOD 97-10 calculation
Bank code100005 characters, national bank identifier
Branch code100015 characters, branch identifier
Account number0000332045181The rest of the BBAN, including any national check digits

The example is the sample IBAN given for this country in the IBAN registry, not an account to pay. Structure notation: n digits, a upper-case letters, c letters or digits; 4!n means exactly four digits.

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Questions

How many characters does a Burundi IBAN have?
27 characters: the country code BI, two check digits and a BBAN of 23 characters.
What does a Burundi IBAN look like?
For example BI42 1000 0100 0100 0033 2045 181 on paper, or BI4210000100010000332045181 in electronic form.
Where is the bank code in a Burundi IBAN?
The national bank code has 5 characters, at positions 5 to 9 of the IBAN.
How do I check a Burundi IBAN?
Paste it into the IBAN checker on this site. It tests the length, the structure and the check digits in your browser.

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Formats from the IBAN Registry (release 99, December 2024) that Swift publishes as the ISO 13616 registration authority, read from public mirrors of the registry. Check the current registry before relying on a format.