Indicators of economy in Burundi
The essential economic performance of a country is reflected by the gross domestic product. So the total of all goods and services sold. Worldwide gross domestic product in 2020 was at about 10.915 US Dollar per capita. In contrast, the GDP in Burundi reached 239 US dollars per inhabitant, or 2.84 bn US Dollar in the whole country. Burundi is currently at number 176 among the international economies and is therefore one of the less significant. If this is calculated per inhabitant taking into account the purchasing power parity, then Burundi is in the list of the world's richest countries in place 190.Inflation in Burundi was in 2021 at around 8.40%. Within the EU, the average in the same year was 2.62%. In the United States, it was most recently 4.70%.
Compared with the USA, prices for daily consumer goods are around 66.3% lower.
The Corruption Perceptions Index for the public sector counts 67 and is compared to other countries moderate.
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Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020
Overall, the gross domestic product in Burundi in 2020 increased from 2.63 billion US Dollar to 2.84 billion US Dollar. Certainly, there have been shifts in numerous sectors of the economy, but a 8.0 percent increase has been rather unusual this year. While most countries have suffered significant losses, Burundi has certainly held its own. The unemployment rate rose from 1.6 to 1.7 percent. The consumer inflation rate has risen from -0.7% previously to 7.3% now.Unemployment rates in percent 1991 - 2021
Economic performance 2020
Burundi Total | Burundi per capita | EU Total | EU per capita | |
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GDP | 2.84 bn USD | 238.99 USD | 15,291.93 tn USD | 29,692.11 USD |
Gross national product | 2.78 bn USD | 234.01 USD | 15,330.84 tn USD | 29,767.66 USD |
Development of gross domestic product in million US Dollar 1960 - 2020
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› Cost of living in a global comparison
Im- and Exports 2018
Burundi Total | Burundi per capita | EU Total | EU per capita | |
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Imports | 905.29 m USD | 76.13 USD | 7,340.01 bn USD | 14,251.98 USD |
Exports | 285.11 m USD | 23.98 USD | 7,939.04 bn USD | 15,415.11 USD |
Development of imports and exports in million US dollars 1985 - 2018
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