Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Burundi
Burundi: Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) was 29.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agriculture value added share of GDP in Burundi, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 29.8% for agriculture value added share of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture value added share of gdp in Burundi peaked at 38.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2023.
Burundi ranks 12th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Agriculture value added share of GDP (%) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 38.4% | — |
| 2011 | 36.7% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 34.1% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 32.6% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | -8.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 29.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.8%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 29.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.1%, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.2% | 34.1% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 29.8% | 33.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More economy & growth data for Burundi
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 56.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.45 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -67.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0728 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -69.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0532 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture value added share of gdp in Burundi?
- Agriculture value added share of gdp in Burundi was 29.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest agriculture value added share of gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for agriculture value added share of gdp?
- Burundi ranks 12th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture value added share of gdp rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture value added share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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