Burundi vs Lower middle income: Inflation, consumer prices
Burundi
34.1%
in 2025
Lower middle income
3.5%
in 2025
Burundi rank
8th
Lower middle income rank
10th
Inflation, consumer prices over time
- Burundi
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 34.1% against 3.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 30.6%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 9.6 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 10th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Lower middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 9.5% | 1.8% | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 9.7% | 3.9% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 5.6% | 5.5% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 4.8% | 2.3% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 5.5% | 13.8% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, consumer prices, Burundi or Lower middle income?
- Burundi, at 34.1% against 3.5% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, consumer prices between Burundi and Lower middle income?
- 30.6%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Lower middle income?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Lower middle income rank globally for inflation, consumer prices?
- Burundi ranks 8th and Lower middle income ranks 10th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Inflation, consumer prices (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.