Gross domestic product (GDP) in Burundi
Burundi: Gross domestic product (GDP) was 15.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP) in Burundi, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp) in Burundi is 15.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp) in Burundi peaked at 15.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.48 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1997.
Burundi ranks 152nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.49 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.48 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.63 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.56 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.67 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.82 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.99 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 9.26 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 12.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.04 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 12.97 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 15.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
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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 15.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 15.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.48 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1997.
- How does Burundi rank for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- Burundi ranks 152nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor 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.