Annual inflation, consumer prices in Burundi
Burundi: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 20.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual inflation, consumer prices in Burundi is 20.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 25.0% on the previous year and up 358.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Burundi peaked at 26.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.8%, in 2018.
Burundi ranks 21st of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.4% | — |
| 2001 | 9.3% | -62.0% |
| 2002 | -1.4% | -114.7% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | -879.6% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | -23.2% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +62.1% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -79.3% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | +206.4% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | +190.1% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | -56.8% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -38.5% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +47.7% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +89.3% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -56.3% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -44.5% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +25.9% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +188.8% |
| 2018 | -2.8% | -117.5% |
| 2019 | -0.7% | -75.6% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -1166.0% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +123.7% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | +43.3% |
| 2024 | 20.2% | -25.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 20.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.9%, 2.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 20.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.5%, 4.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual inflation, consumer prices in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1166.0% | -0.7% | 7.3% |
| 2003 | +879.6% | -1.4% | 10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | -1.4% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | -2.8% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 7.3% | 26.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More development goals data for Burundi
- Red List Index 0.9076 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2,206 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 34.76 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 14,071 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Burundi?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Burundi was 20.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.8% in 2018.
- How does Burundi rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Burundi ranks 21st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 358.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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