Gross domestic product (GDP) in Burundi
Burundi: Gross domestic product (GDP) was 9.18 billion international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP) in Burundi, 1950–2022
Source: Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2011 prices.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 9.18 billion international-$ in 2011 prices for gross domestic product (gdp) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 73 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp) in Burundi peaked at 9.18 billion international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.41 billion international-$ in 2011 prices, in 1950.
Burundi ranks 152nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.71 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1.41 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 2.03 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.21 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 1.78 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 2.54 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.50 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 3.06 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 4.17 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.99 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 4.08 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 5.85 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.48 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 4.66 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 6.38 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.25 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 4.65 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 6.20 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.51 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 6.56 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 8.57 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.92 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 8.64 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 9.18 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 149 Montenegro 12.77 billion international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 150 Sierra Leone 11.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 151 Eswatini 9.59 billion international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 153 Lesotho 4.76 billion international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 154 Gambia 4.66 billion international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 155 Cape Verde 4.25 billion international-$ in 2011 prices compare
More economy & growth data for Burundi
- Inflation of consumer prices 34.1% (2025)
- GDP per capita 273.43 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 13.1% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 3.93 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 273.43 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 5,336 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.50 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 281.65 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.63 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 305.69 million current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp) in Burundi?
- Gross domestic product (gdp) in Burundi was 9.18 billion international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022, according to Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 9.18 billion international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 billion international-$ in 2011 prices in 1950.
- How does Burundi rank for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- Burundi ranks 152nd out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.