Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Burundi
Burundi: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 21.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Burundi, 1969–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 21.6% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Burundi peaked at 30.1% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1997.
That places Burundi 94th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 11.0% | — |
| 1970 | 11.2% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 10.5% | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 13.7% | +30.5% |
| 1973 | 12.9% | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 18.0% | +39.4% |
| 1975 | 17.3% | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 19.0% | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 18.7% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 16.5% | -11.8% |
| 1979 | 17.2% | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 30.0% | +74.7% |
| 1981 | 30.1% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 23.2% | -22.9% |
| 1983 | 24.4% | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 29.3% | +19.7% |
| 1985 | 25.4% | -13.2% |
| 1986 | 19.2% | -24.3% |
| 1987 | 21.9% | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 20.8% | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 19.9% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 24.2% | +21.7% |
| 1991 | 24.4% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 12.6% | -48.4% |
| 1993 | 17.1% | +35.4% |
| 1994 | 18.0% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | -43.7% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | -22.5% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | -17.2% |
| 1998 | 9.6% | +47.5% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +26.6% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -20.8% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +28.1% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +43.4% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +22.0% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | +26.0% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -37.7% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +26.0% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +1.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 21.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 36.9%, 59% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 21.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.0%, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 15.5% | 10.5% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.4% | 19.2% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 6.5% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 9.6% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 16.4% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 21.3% | 26.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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 imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Burundi?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Burundi was 21.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 1981.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1997.
- How does Burundi rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Burundi ranks 94th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.