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Exports | Imports $199M | $675M186 of 226 |  189 of 226
2023
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Exports | Imports $14.5 | $49.3184 of 220 |  219 of 220

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Overview In 2023 Burundi was the number 186 economy in the world in terms of total exports and the number 189 in total imports.

Exports The top exports of Burundi are Gold ($132M), Coffee ($44.1M), Tea ($11.7M), Tin Ores ($2.64M), and Raw Iron Bars ($1.87M), exporting mostly to United Arab Emirates ($117M), Uganda ($16.4M), China ($9.52M), Germany ($9.12M), and United States ($6.46M).

Imports The top imports of Burundi are Cement ($34.3M), Phosphatic Fertilizers ($23.5M), Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($22.6M), Packaged Medicaments ($22.2M), and Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($20.3M), importing mostly from Tanzania ($172M), China ($104M), Uganda ($70M), Kenya ($68.6M), and India ($40.5M).

Location Burundi borders Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania by land.

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The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Burundi.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Top Export (2023)Gold$132M
Top Destination (2023)United Arab Emirates$117M

In 2023, Burundi exported a total of $199M, making it the number 186 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Burundi have changed by -$74.1M from $273M in 2018 to $199M in 2023.

The most recent exports are led by Gold ($132M), Coffee ($44.1M), Tea ($11.7M), Tin Ores ($2.64M), and Raw Iron Bars ($1.87M). The most common destination for the exports of Burundi are United Arab Emirates ($117M), Uganda ($16.4M), China ($9.52M), Germany ($9.12M), and United States ($6.46M).

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2022 - 2023)
United Arab Emirates$57.5M (+ 95.8%)
Uganda$13M (+ 378%)
Italy$3.05M (+ 255%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2022 - 2023)
Tanzania$54.6M (+ 46.3%)
Malta$8.05M (+ 316%)
Spain$2.65M (+ 125%)

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Burundi Exports Services (2018)$105M
Burundi Imports Services (2018)$229M

In 2018, Burundi exported $105M worth of services. The top services exported by Burundi in 2018 were Government services, n.i.e. ($80.6M), Other business services ($11.1M), Computer and information services ($4.17M), Personal travel ($3.61M), and Transportation ($2.22M).

The top services imported by Burundi in 2018 were Transportation ($161M), Other business services ($19.1M), Government services, n.i.e. ($13.3M), Business travel ($12.6M), and Personal travel ($10.2M).

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Economic Complexity

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Burundi has a high level of specialization in Tin Ores (254), Tea (184), Coffee (118), Gold (26.2), and Raw Iron Bars (10.1). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Burundi observed and expected exports in each product.

Most Complex Products by PCI

The highest complexity exports of Burundi according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Milking machines and dairy machinery (0.87), Engines and motors; n.e.c. (e.g. reaction engines, hydraulic power engines, pneumatic power... (0.77), Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, whether or not graduated or calibrated (0.64), Fermented beverages, n.e.c. in chapter 22; (e.g. cider, perry, mead, sake) (0.018), and Glass; cullet and other waste and scrap of glass, glass in the... (-0.43). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities for Burundi according to the relatedness index, were Other Oily Seeds (0.045), Cocoa Beans (0.043), Bran (0.042), Tropical Fruits (0.042), and Manganese Ore (0.042). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Burundi is not specialized in.

Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.

Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of Burundi. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Burundi exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relatedness Space (2023)

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.

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