Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Burundi
Burundi: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 4.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Burundi, 1989–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Burundi is 4.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 47.4% on the previous year and down 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Burundi peaked at 61.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2021.
Burundi ranks 190th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 47.2% | — |
| 1990 | 51.4% | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 57.1% | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 48.6% | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 30.3% | -37.6% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 26.1% | -19.3% |
| 1997 | 20.2% | -22.7% |
| 1998 | 15.3% | -24.3% |
| 1999 | 34.2% | +123.9% |
| 2000 | 36.8% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 20.2% | -45.2% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | +52.0% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 30.2% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | -26.4% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 40.8% | +102.1% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | +51.4% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -60.9% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -47.2% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -28.6% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +63.7% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +64.4% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -35.1% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -77.5% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -39.8% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +297.8% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -42.0% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | +47.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 4.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 38.9%, 11% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 4.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.9%, 10% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +297.8% | 1.4% | 5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.2% | 47.2% | 47.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 36.7% | 15.3% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 20.2% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 8.2% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 1.4% | 5.6% | 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 travel services in Burundi?
- Travel services in Burundi was 4.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2021.
- How does Burundi rank for travel services?
- Burundi ranks 190th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.