Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Burundi
Burundi: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 33.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Burundi, 1969–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Burundi stood at 33.5%.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Burundi peaked at 47.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1975.
That places Burundi 41st out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 17.4% | — |
| 1970 | 16.8% | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 16.0% | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 14.2% | -11.5% |
| 1973 | 14.4% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 12.7% | -11.3% |
| 1975 | 8.8% | -30.9% |
| 1976 | 10.8% | +22.2% |
| 1977 | 14.3% | +33.1% |
| 1978 | 16.8% | +17.5% |
| 1979 | 17.6% | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 21.1% | +20.4% |
| 1981 | 20.7% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 16.1% | -22.0% |
| 1983 | 15.8% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 15.1% | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 13.3% | -12.4% |
| 1986 | 14.4% | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 14.1% | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 15.4% | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 15.9% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 14.8% | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 16.9% | +13.8% |
| 1992 | 22.9% | +35.9% |
| 1993 | 19.5% | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 22.4% | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 21.2% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 20.2% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 27.0% | +33.9% |
| 1998 | 29.2% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 33.2% | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 30.3% | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 29.8% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | +47.9% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 42.6% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | -37.7% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +49.3% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +42.7% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 32.5% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 33.5% | +12.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 33.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.7%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 33.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.0%, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 1 |
| 1970s | 14.2% | 8.8% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.2% | 13.3% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 14.8% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 22.0% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 26.0% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 29.9% | 33.5% | 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 within in Burundi?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Burundi was 33.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1975.
- How does Burundi rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Burundi ranks 41st out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 within 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 within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.