Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 in Burundi
Burundi: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 was 1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit in Burundi, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Burundi peaked at 4.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.7787 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
Burundi ranks 15th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 in Burundi, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.39 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 2.83 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 1962 | 2.94 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 2.82 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 2.62 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1965 | 4.4 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.0% |
| 1966 | 4.42 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 4.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 4.49 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 4.27 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 3.96 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 4.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 3.83 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 3.33 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 1974 | 2.9 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 2.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 1976 | 2.4 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 2.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 1.89 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1979 | 1.51 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 1980 | 1.33 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1981 | 1.42 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 1.33 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 1.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 1.42 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 1.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.5 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 1.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 1.55 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 1.64 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 1.64 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.82 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 1.98 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 1.86 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 1.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 1.76 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 1.75 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.95 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 2.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 1.96 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 1.95 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.15 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 2.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.94 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 1.58 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 2006 | 1.46 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.42 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.25 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 1.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.06 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9919 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9947 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.939 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9083 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9941 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9612 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9739 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9244 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8911 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7787 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9476 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.7% |
| 2024 | 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.6% |
| 2025 | 1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7658 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7501 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +68.0% | 2.62 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4.4 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.69 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.62 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.83 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.51 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.42 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.82 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9855 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9083 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.06 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9515 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7787 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 12 Uzbekistan 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Laos 1.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Tajikistan 1.06 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Zambia 0.9945 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Pakistan 0.984 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Philippines 0.9749 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 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 value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Burundi?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Burundi was 1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 4.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1967.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7787 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Burundi rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit?
- Burundi ranks 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.