Gross domestic product (GDP), gaps filled in Burundi
Burundi: Gross domestic product (GDP), gaps filled was 9.18 billion international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
9.18 billion international-$ in 2011 prices
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
153rd
of 166 countries
All-time high
9.18 billion international-$ in 2011 prices
in 2022
All-time low
1.41 billion international-$ in 2011 prices
in 1950
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Gross domestic product (GDP), gaps filled in Burundi, 1950–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in international-$ in 2011 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), gaps filled in Burundi is 9.18 billion international-$ in 2011 prices, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 73 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), gaps filled 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 153rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), gaps filled in Burundi, year by year
| Year | international-$ in 2011 prices | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.41 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | — |
| 1951 | 1.49 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.7% |
| 1952 | 1.53 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.1% |
| 1953 | 1.60 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.2% |
| 1954 | 1.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.6% |
| 1955 | 1.74 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 1.80 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.7% |
| 1957 | 1.87 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.8% |
| 1958 | 1.92 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 2.03 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.8% |
| 1960 | 2.06 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 1.78 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -13.8% |
| 1962 | 1.95 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +9.3% |
| 1963 | 2.02 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 2.15 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 2.23 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 2.33 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 2.54 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 2.52 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 2.48 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 3.15 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +26.8% |
| 1971 | 3.24 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 3.06 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 3.26 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 3.25 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 3.25 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 3.58 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 3.91 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 4.10 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 4.17 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 4.08 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 4.52 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 4.48 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 4.62 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 4.61 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 5.12 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 5.32 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 5.52 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 5.77 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 5.85 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 6.04 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 6.32 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 6.38 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 5.84 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 5.76 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 5.43 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 4.79 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 4.66 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 4.81 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 4.73 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 4.65 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 4.72 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 4.92 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 4.85 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.09 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 5.14 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 5.42 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 5.60 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 5.89 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 6.20 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 6.56 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 6.79 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 7.09 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 7.43 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 7.76 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 7.34 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 7.55 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 7.83 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 8.21 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 8.57 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 8.64 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 8.96 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 9.18 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 9.18 billion international-$ in 2011 prices is below the median for low income countries, which is 30.55 billion international-$ in 2011 prices, 30% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 9.18 billion international-$ in 2011 prices is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.73 billion international-$ in 2011 prices, 34% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), gaps filled in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +26.8% | 2.48 billion international-$ in 2011 prices | 3.15 billion international-$ in 2011 prices |
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
- 150 Montenegro 12.77 billion international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 151 Sierra Leone 11.68 billion international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 152 Eswatini 9.59 billion international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 154 Lesotho 4.76 billion international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 155 Gambia 4.66 billion international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 156 Cape Verde 4.25 billion international-$ in 2011 prices compare
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0609 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), gaps filled in Burundi?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), gaps filled in Burundi was 9.18 billion international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), gaps filled 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), gaps filled 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), gaps filled?
- Burundi ranks 153rd out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), gaps filled 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP) with 51 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP) Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP) with 51 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.