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Burundi: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

116 / 127

Importer Rank

119 / 127

Trade Balance Rank

56 / 127

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2019) $180,717,200
Total Imports (2019) $887,018,854
Trade Balance (2019) ($706,301,654)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2020) [2] 4.98%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2020) [2] 27.92%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United Arab Emirates $70,430,564
Democratic Republic of the Congo $19,897,839
Pakistan $11,094,804
Switzerland $10,310,021
Germany $6,562,780
Singapore $6,422,752
Belgium $6,418,997
Uganda $6,273,920
Egypt $5,558,881
China $5,547,863

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
China $136,219,222
Saudi Arabia $134,514,608
India $70,043,388
United Arab Emirates $61,165,529
Tanzania $48,757,203
Kenya $47,049,915
Zambia $43,691,929
Japan $37,195,311
Uganda $37,030,735
Belgium $36,114,432

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $66,826,679
(09) Coffee & Spices $59,866,164
(26) Ores $13,199,224
(11) Milling Products $10,298,744
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $4,762,723
(22) Beverages $4,201,528
(24) Tobacco $4,049,694
(72) Iron & Steel $3,453,939
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $2,747,007
(84) Industrial Machinery $2,645,648

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $164,884,078
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $80,607,348
(30) Pharmaceuticals $62,609,284
(72) Iron & Steel $55,626,143
(10) Cereals $52,608,499
(25) Natural Minerals & Stone $51,048,067
(84) Industrial Machinery $41,195,122
(63) Textile Articles $39,781,393
(85) Electrical Machinery $38,566,929
(31) Fertilizers $27,473,567

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2019) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/4/2021
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