Final consumption expenditure in Burundi
Burundi: Final consumption expenditure was 71.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Final consumption expenditure in Burundi, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, final consumption expenditure in Burundi stood at 71.7%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Burundi peaked at 113.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 71.7%, in 2025.
Burundi ranks 138th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Final consumption expenditure in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 94.6% | — |
| 1961 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 95.9% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 100.8% | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 92.6% | -8.1% |
| 1965 | 96.4% | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 95.4% | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 94.2% | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 94.1% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 96.4% | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 98.1% | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 100.2% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 97.0% | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 101.7% | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 103.1% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 93.8% | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 88.5% | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 94.5% | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 93.6% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 100.6% | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 95.9% | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 102.2% | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 92.9% | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 93.7% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 95.9% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 98.9% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 93.4% | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 98.3% | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 96.7% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 105.4% | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 104.2% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 110.1% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 106.2% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 111.2% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 108.0% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 101.7% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 98.5% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 104.7% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 102.5% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 107.1% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 106.1% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 108.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 106.7% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 107.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 104.5% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 109.3% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 110.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 112.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 104.0% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 102.9% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 109.1% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 108.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 113.8% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 111.4% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 108.1% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 102.1% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 81.7% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 75.6% | -7.4% |
| 2025 | 71.7% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.4% | 92.6% | 100.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 96.7% | 88.5% | 103.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.9% | 92.9% | 102.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 105.2% | 98.5% | 111.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.6% | 104.0% | 112.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.2% | 93.8% | 113.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 71.7% | 88.3% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Burundi
- 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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1677 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 39.21 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 122.07 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 28,543 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4205 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Burundi?
- Final consumption expenditure in Burundi was 71.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 113.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.7% in 2025.
- How does Burundi rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Burundi ranks 138th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.