Nominal GDP
$3.36B
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
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Economy Snapshot
Burundi Economy and Trade
BujumburaLocal time
GDP $3.36B · real growth +4.2% · 2025
Burundi records $3.36B of nominal GDP in the 2025 observation used here, while real GDP growth is +4.2% in 2025. For household-scale context, GDP per capita is $234 in 2025, while consumer-price inflation is 34.1% in 2025. Reference years remain attached to each series so readers can compare the figures without treating differently dated measures as one snapshot.
GDP per capita
$234
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
Real GDP growth
+4.2%
annual % · 2025
World Bank
Inflation
34.1%
CPI annual % · 2025
Source listed below
Burundi at a Glance
Definitions and reference periods stay visible so nominal output, real growth, prices, jobs and trade are not silently mixed.
Output trend
Nominal GDP · annual observations · current US$ · World Bank
2015: $2.81B2016: $2.62B2017: $2.83B2018: $2.91B2019: $2.87B2020: $3.19B2021: $3.43B2022: $4.02B2023: $3.42B2024: $3.04B2025: $3.36B
GDP per capita$234
Real growth+4.2%
Reference year2025
2025 Inflation
34.1%
CPI annual %
2025 Unemployment
0.9%
labor-market measure
2025 GDP per capita
$233.8
current US$
Macro signals and Merchandise trade
Available measures are shown with their reported reference periods.
Macro signals
World Bank · 2025 unless marked
Real growth+4.2%
Unemployment0.9%
Inflation202534.1%
Merchandise trade
WTO trade profile · 2023 · USD
Exports$0.22B
Imports$1.18B
Balance-$0.96B
Largest highlighted export destination
United Arab Emirates37.0%
Merchandise trade is kept separate from goods-and-services measures.
Understand the numbers
What Burundi's economic profile is telling you
Burundi's economy grew in real terms in 2025, but the macro picture was dominated by very high consumer-price inflation. The modeled unemployment estimate is low, but it should not be interpreted as a complete measure of job quality or underemployment.
The latest matched WTO merchandise totals used here are for 2023. Imports substantially exceeded exports, while gold, coffee and tea were among the prominent export products.
Reading the headline data
GDP shows the current-dollar size of the economy, while real growth measures changes in output after accounting for price effects. Inflation and unemployment add separate information about household prices and labor conditions.
Reading the trade data
Merchandise exports and imports cover traded goods. They are not combined with services trade or treated as a current-account measure.
Detailed Economic Data
| Indicator | Burundi | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$, market prices | $3.36B | 2025 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $233.8 | 2025 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthannual % | +4.2% | 2025 | Actual |
| InflationCPI, annual % | 34.1% | 2025 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | 0.9% | 2025 | Estimate |
| Merchandise exportscurrent USD | $0.22B | 2023 | Actual |
| Merchandise importscurrent USD | $1.18B | 2023 | Actual |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Burundi's GDP?
Nominal GDP was about $3.36B in 2025 in current US dollars according to the World Bank.
Is Burundi's economy growing?
Real GDP growth was +4.2% in 2025.
What is inflation in Burundi?
The annual CPI reading used here is 34.1% for 2025.
What does merchandise trade show for Burundi?
Merchandise exports were $0.22B and imports were $1.18B in 2023, producing a same-year goods balance of -$0.96B.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
GDP, GDP per capita, real GDP growth, consumer-price inflation and modeled ILO unemployment.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment
Matched-year merchandise exports and imports from the WTO economy profile.
Official data: WTO country profile
Every metric keeps its definition and reference year. A missing value is preferable to a silently mixed definition.