Burundi Economic Statistics and Indicators

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Economic Indicators For: Burundi › Change country
National or Regional Currency: Burundi Franc, BIF
Year of data: 2015 › Change year
Number of Indicators Listed: 34
Full Dataset: From Year 1980 to 2019
Date of Last Update: 17th March 2015
Population: 10395931 ; note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2014 est.)
Area: total: 27,830 sq km ; land: 25,680 sq km ; water: 2,150 sq km
Natural Resources: nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, arable land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum, gold, tin, tungsten, kaolin, limestone
Capital: name: Bujumbura ; geographic coordinates: 3 22 S, 29 21 E ; time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Burundi is a landlocked, resource-poor country with an underdeveloped manufacturing sector. The economy is predominantly agricultural; agriculture accounts for just over 30% of GDP and employs more than 90% of the population. Burundi's primary exports are coffee and tea, which account for 90% of foreign exchange earnings, though exports are a relatively small share of GDP. Burundi's export earnings - and its ability to pay for imports - rests primarily on weather conditions and international coffee and tea prices. An ethnic-based war that lasted for over a decade resulted in more than 200,000 deaths, forced more than 48,000 refugees into Tanzania, and displaced 140,000 others internally. Only one in two children go to school, and approximately one in 15 adults has HIV/AIDS. Food, medicine, and electricity remain in short supply. Less than 2% of the population has electricity in its homes. Burundi's GDP grew around 4% annually in 2006-13. Political stability and the end of the civil war have improved aid flows and economic activity has increased, but underlying weaknesses - a high poverty rate, poor education rates, a weak legal system, a poor transportation network, overburdened utilities, and low administrative capacity - risk undermining planned economic reforms. The purchasing power of most Burundians has decreased as wage increases have not kept up with inflation. Burundi will remain heavily dependent on aid from bilateral and multilateral donors - foreign aid represents 42% of Burundi's national income, the second highest rate in Sub-Saharan Africa. Burundi joined the East African Community in 2009. Government corruption is hindering the development of a healthy private sector as companies seek to navigate an environment with ever changing rules.
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GDP (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Burundi in year 2015 is BIF 1,719.08 Billion.

GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Burundi in year 2015 is -4.109 %.

GDP (Current Prices, National Currency) for Burundi in year 2015 is BIF 4,528.61 Billion.

GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Burundi in year 2015 is US$ 2.881 Billion.

GDP Deflator for Burundi in year 2015 is 263.433 (Index, Base Year as per country's accounts = 100).

GDP Per Capita (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Burundi in year 2015 is BIF 182,457.56 .

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, National Currency) for Burundi in year 2015 is BIF 480,653.02 .

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Burundi in year 2015 is US$ 305.783 .

GDP (PPP), US Dollars for Burundi in year 2015 is US$ 7.711 Billion.

GDP Per Capita (PPP), US Dollars for Burundi in year 2015 is US$ 818.45 .

GDP Share of World Total (PPP) for Burundi in year 2015 is 0.007 %.

Implied PPP Conversion Rate for Burundi in year 2015 is 587.272 .

Investment (% of GDP) for Burundi in year 2015 is 10.647 %.

Gross National Savings (% of GDP) for Burundi in year 2015 is -4.423 %.

Inflation, Average Consumer Prices (Indexed to Year 2000) for Burundi in year 2015 is 108.495 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100).

Inflation (Average Consumer Price Change %) for Burundi in year 2015 is 5.553 %.

Inflation, End of Year (Indexed to Year 2000) for Burundi in year 2015 is 111.144 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100).

Inflation (End of Year Change %) for Burundi in year 2015 is 7.132 %.

Import Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Burundi in year 2015 is 4.901 %.

Import Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Burundi in year 2015 is 4.901 %.

Export Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Burundi in year 2015 is 1.905 %.

Export Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Burundi in year 2015 is 2.392 %.

Population for Burundi in year 2015 is 9.422 Million .

General government revenue (National Currency) for Burundi in year 2015 is BIF 1,042.80 Billions.

General government revenue (% of GDP) for Burundi in year 2015 is 23.027 %.

General government total expenditure (National Currency) for Burundi in year 2015 is BIF 1,355.89 Billions.

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Burundi in year 2015 is 29.94 %.

Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (National Currency) for Burundi in year 2015 is BIF -313.09 Billions.

Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (% of GDP) for Burundi in year 2015 is -6.914 %.

Fiscal Year Gross Domestic Product, Current Prices for Burundi in year 2015 is BIF 4,528.61 Billions.

Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Burundi in year 2015 is US$ -0.444 Billion.

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Burundi in year 2015 is -15.423 %.