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Burundi: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

110 / 119

Importer Rank

114 / 119

Trade Balance Rank

43 / 119

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2018) $169,071,156
Total Imports (2018) $793,512,239
Trade Balance (2018) ($624,441,083)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 9.4%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2018) [2] 29.81%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United Arab Emirates $50,216,348
Democratic Republic of the Congo $18,904,120
Pakistan $13,144,839
Belgium $12,147,857
Switzerland $9,468,240
Germany $7,559,692
Egypt $6,473,380
Singapore $5,818,303
China $5,571,302
Rwanda $5,435,866

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
Saudi Arabia $136,098,390
China $102,930,840
United Arab Emirates $69,848,962
India $55,969,221
Tanzania $49,809,616
Uganda $40,761,911
Kenya $39,239,673
Japan $30,633,191
Belgium $26,845,027
France $26,663,761

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

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(09) Coffee & Spices $67,005,448
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $45,432,929
(26) Ores $14,127,582
(11) Milling Products $9,262,298
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $6,877,415
(22) Beverages $5,273,982
(24) Tobacco $4,554,900
(90) Precision Instruments $2,130,333
(28) Inorganic Chemicals $1,846,828
(41) Hides & Leather $1,490,441

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $156,090,141
(30) Pharmaceuticals $60,487,972
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $55,946,556
(72) Iron & Steel $53,417,563
(84) Industrial Machinery $46,739,505
(85) Electrical Machinery $46,354,378
(10) Cereals $42,678,723
(31) Fertilizers $36,199,795
(25) Natural Minerals & Stone $25,197,187
(17) Sugar & Confectionery $23,495,362

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2018) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 6/3/2020
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