Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Burundi
Burundi: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 48.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Burundi, 1969–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 48.9% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Burundi peaked at 97.9% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2015.
Burundi ranks 142nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 95.0% | — |
| 1970 | 94.8% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 94.1% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 96.2% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 94.2% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 94.9% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 96.2% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 97.4% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 89.9% | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 97.9% | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 94.8% | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 91.1% | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 85.1% | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 93.1% | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 86.5% | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 88.5% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 90.8% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 93.2% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 86.8% | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 80.1% | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 85.6% | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 82.6% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 67.2% | -18.7% |
| 1993 | 69.5% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 83.4% | +20.1% |
| 1995 | 79.2% | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 51.6% | -34.9% |
| 1997 | 97.5% | +89.1% |
| 1998 | 94.0% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 78.5% | -19.1% |
| 2001 | 82.2% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 60.3% | -26.7% |
| 2003 | 86.3% | +43.1% |
| 2004 | 69.3% | -19.7% |
| 2005 | 78.8% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 74.5% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 68.7% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 76.3% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 64.2% | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | +21.6% |
| 2014 | 57.3% | -26.7% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | +42.9% |
| 2017 | 57.7% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 59.1% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 48.9% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 57.3% | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | -14.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 48.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.1%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 48.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +89.1% | 51.6% | 97.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 95.2% | 89.9% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.0% | 80.1% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.8% | 51.6% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.4% | 60.3% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 35.5% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 48.9% | 57.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 139 Cote d'Ivoire 50.4% compare
- 140 South Africa 50.1% compare
- 141 Singapore 49.8% compare
- 143 Peru 48.5% compare
- 144 Kuwait 48.5% compare
- 145 South Sudan 48.0% 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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Burundi?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Burundi was 48.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 1979.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2015.
- How does Burundi rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Burundi ranks 142nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.