General government final consumption expenditure in Burundi
Burundi: General government final consumption expenditure was 20.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Burundi, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 20.6% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Burundi peaked at 26.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1961.
That places Burundi 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.7% | — |
| 1961 | 2.6% | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 3.3% | +26.8% |
| 1963 | 4.5% | +37.6% |
| 1964 | 5.4% | +19.0% |
| 1965 | 6.9% | +29.4% |
| 1966 | 7.1% | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 7.3% | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 7.8% | +7.4% |
| 1969 | 8.3% | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 9.8% | +17.9% |
| 1971 | 10.6% | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 12.9% | +22.1% |
| 1973 | 11.6% | -10.4% |
| 1974 | 12.6% | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 11.5% | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 8.7% | -24.6% |
| 1977 | 11.2% | +28.1% |
| 1978 | 13.8% | +23.7% |
| 1979 | 12.8% | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 9.2% | -28.3% |
| 1981 | 9.1% | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 10.7% | +17.5% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | -22.0% |
| 1984 | 7.8% | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 7.8% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 9.8% | +25.6% |
| 1987 | 9.7% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 10.7% | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 10.2% | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 10.8% | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 10.8% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 19.2% | +78.6% |
| 1993 | 20.5% | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 17.4% | -15.0% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 20.0% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 16.8% | -16.1% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 18.2% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | -18.2% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | -26.7% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 25.7% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 21.2% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 20.6% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 2.6% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.5% | 8.7% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 7.8% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 10.8% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 14.1% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 21.9% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 20.6% | 26.0% | 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 285.24 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 20.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 1,830 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 427,789 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3341 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 78.13 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Burundi?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Burundi was 20.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1961.
- How does Burundi rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Burundi ranks 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government 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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. 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.