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Burundi: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

129 / 138

Importer Rank

132 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

57 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $113,150,402
Total Imports (2021) $981,086,268
Trade Balance (2021) ($867,935,866)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 4.97%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 23.34%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
Democratic Republic of the Congo $27,074,255
Belgium $13,812,885
Pakistan $9,713,995
Tanzania $6,547,811
Oman $6,023,471
Kenya $5,876,816
Germany $5,309,034
Sudan $5,086,282
United Arab Emirates $4,906,067
Egypt $4,876,283

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
China $176,763,750
Saudi Arabia $131,590,163
Tanzania $89,899,032
India $80,622,038
United Arab Emirates $78,181,303
Uganda $53,409,065
Kenya $53,269,124
Zambia $36,726,178
Belgium $34,762,841
Japan $28,370,040

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(09) Coffee & Spices $52,164,974
(26) Ores $15,606,359
(22) Beverages $7,305,757
(24) Tobacco $6,130,743
(72) Iron & Steel $5,942,010
(11) Milling Products $4,989,170
(39) Plastics $3,763,550
(70) Glass & Glassware $3,477,744
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $2,593,215
(84) Industrial Machinery $1,700,679

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $178,840,402
(72) Iron & Steel $89,611,954
(30) Pharmaceuticals $69,778,179
(84) Industrial Machinery $61,135,065
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $58,993,614
(25) Natural Minerals & Stone $48,620,803
(85) Electrical Machinery $46,811,896
(10) Cereals $42,823,695
(39) Plastics $31,665,488
(63) Textile Articles $30,780,782

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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