International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Burundi
Burundi: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 23.00 million current US$ in 2018. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Burundi, 1995–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Burundi is 23.00 million current US$, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 84.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Burundi peaked at 144.00 million current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.00 million current US$, in 1999.
Burundi ranks 166th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Burundi, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 12.00 million current US$ | -52.0% |
| 1997 | 4.00 million current US$ | -66.7% |
| 1998 | 3.00 million current US$ | -25.0% |
| 1999 | 2.00 million current US$ | -33.3% |
| 2000 | 14.00 million current US$ | +600.0% |
| 2001 | 12.00 million current US$ | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 14.00 million current US$ | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 15.00 million current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 23.00 million current US$ | +53.3% |
| 2005 | 60.00 million current US$ | +160.9% |
| 2006 | 125.00 million current US$ | +108.3% |
| 2007 | 104.00 million current US$ | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 144.00 million current US$ | +38.5% |
| 2009 | 62.00 million current US$ | -56.9% |
| 2010 | 20.00 million current US$ | -67.7% |
| 2011 | 31.00 million current US$ | +55.0% |
| 2012 | 25.00 million current US$ | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 34.00 million current US$ | +36.0% |
| 2014 | 38.00 million current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 29.00 million current US$ | -23.7% |
| 2016 | 28.00 million current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 24.00 million current US$ | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 23.00 million current US$ | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.20 million current US$ | 2.00 million current US$ | 25.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 57.30 million current US$ | 12.00 million current US$ | 144.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.00 million current US$ | 20.00 million current US$ | 38.00 million current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 164 Antigua and Barbuda 27.00 million current US$ compare
- 165 Seychelles 26.00 million current US$ compare
- 167 Belize 20.55 million current US$ compare
- 168 Marshall Islands 19.90 million current US$ compare
- 169 Sint Maarten 19.00 million current US$ compare
- 169 Saint Lucia 19.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Burundi
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 15.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 332.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 23.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0987 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 89.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Burundi?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Burundi was 23.00 million current US$ in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 144.00 million current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.00 million current US$ in 1999.
- How does Burundi rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Burundi ranks 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.