Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Burundi
Burundi: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 60.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Burundi, 1985–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 60.3% for transport services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Burundi peaked at 77.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2006.
That places Burundi 16th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 63.6% | — |
| 1986 | 56.6% | -11.0% |
| 1987 | 55.1% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 56.8% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 60.7% | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 62.6% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 63.3% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 58.1% | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 56.4% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 61.1% | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 49.4% | -19.1% |
| 1996 | 47.7% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 69.6% | +46.0% |
| 1998 | 77.7% | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 72.5% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 53.5% | -26.3% |
| 2001 | 55.9% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 52.8% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | -31.0% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | -18.7% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 52.6% | +56.6% |
| 2010 | 70.9% | +35.0% |
| 2011 | 67.1% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 68.5% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 68.1% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 73.4% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 66.9% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 72.5% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 61.5% | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 60.3% | -1.9% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 60.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 56.6%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 60.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.1%, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +56.6% | 33.6% | 52.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.6% | 55.1% | 63.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 61.8% | 47.7% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 28.7% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 63.2% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 60.3% | 72.5% | 6 |
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)
- Commercial service imports 389.34 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 15.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 332.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 77.22 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 23.07 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Burundi?
- Transport services in Burundi was 60.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 77.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2006.
- How does Burundi rank for transport services?
- Burundi ranks 16th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.