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Burundi: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

111 / 121

Importer Rank

114 / 121

Trade Balance Rank

45 / 121

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2017) $141,738,015
Total Imports (2017) $725,154,415
Trade Balance (2017) ($583,416,400)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2016) [2] 6.24%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2016) [2] 31.92%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United Arab Emirates $38,381,440
Democratic Republic of the Congo $24,113,299
Pakistan $12,978,090
Germany $8,851,294
Switzerland $7,834,505
Belgium $7,703,985
Egypt $6,554,281
United Kingdom $4,697,353
Singapore $4,521,653
Uganda $3,896,210

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
India $103,319,713
China $100,370,786
Saudi Arabia $66,342,983
Tanzania $52,920,258
United Arab Emirates $52,479,384
Kenya $39,864,217
Uganda $39,131,166
Zambia $29,499,343
Belgium $28,241,099
France $26,924,706

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(09) Coffee & Spices $60,702,867
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $36,859,672
(26) Ores $7,952,332
(11) Milling Products $7,798,273
(24) Tobacco $6,222,138
(22) Beverages $6,204,332
(70) Glass & Glassware $3,516,236
(39) Plastics $3,049,679
(34) Soaps and Waxes $1,062,914
(72) Iron & Steel $980,084

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $144,165,697
(30) Pharmaceuticals $59,723,945
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $56,538,691
(10) Cereals $55,369,644
(72) Iron & Steel $33,485,543
(85) Electrical Machinery $31,804,462
(63) Textile Articles $26,929,785
(84) Industrial Machinery $25,980,684
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $24,995,329
(31) Fertilizers $22,594,106

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2017) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 12/1/2018
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