Burundi (BDI)

Annual exports and imports in 2024 (USD).

Source: UN Comtrade. Warehouse 1: partner = World totals by HS4 and year.

Exports

$217.47M

Imports

$1.18B

Total trade

$1.40B

Trade balance

-$964.82M

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Burundi - trade dependency by partner, 2024 (USD)

Share of exports, imports, and total trade attributed to each partner.

Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Snapshot: 20251222 | Source: UN Comtrade

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Showing top 10 partners by total dependency.

Rank #1

United Arab Emirates (ARE)

Total

19.9%

Exports

37.0%

$80.46M

Imports

16.8%

$198.57M

Total

19.9%

$279.03M

Rank #2

China (CHN)

Total

12.1%

Exports

1.8%

$3.84M

Imports

14.0%

$165.40M

Total

12.1%

$169.24M

Rank #3

United Rep. of Tanzania (TZA)

Total

11.1%

Exports

2.8%

$6.13M

Imports

12.6%

$149.27M

Total

11.1%

$155.40M

Rank #4

India (IND)

Total

6.0%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

7.1%

$83.82M

Total

6.0%

$83.82M

Rank #5

Saudi Arabia (SAU)

Total

4.9%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

5.8%

$68.58M

Total

4.9%

$68.58M

Rank #6

Kenya (KEN)

Total

4.1%

Exports

0.6%

$1.36M

Imports

4.8%

$56.48M

Total

4.1%

$57.83M

Rank #7

Uganda (UGA)

Total

4.0%

Exports

2.3%

$5.00M

Imports

4.3%

$50.51M

Total

4.0%

$55.51M

Rank #8

Dem. Rep. of the Congo (COD)

Total

3.7%

Exports

20.4%

$44.41M

Imports

0.7%

$7.98M

Total

3.7%

$52.38M

Rank #9

Japan (JPN)

Total

3.0%

Exports

0.2%

$378.51K

Imports

3.6%

$42.04M

Total

3.0%

$42.42M

Rank #10

Belgium (BEL)

Total

2.5%

Exports

4.1%

$8.93M

Imports

2.3%

$26.71M

Total

2.5%

$35.65M

Rank	Partner	Export dependency	Import dependency	Total dependency
1	United Arab Emirates (ARE)	37.0% $80.46M	16.8% $198.57M	19.9% $279.03M
2	China (CHN)	1.8% $3.84M	14.0% $165.40M	12.1% $169.24M
3	United Rep. of Tanzania (TZA)	2.8% $6.13M	12.6% $149.27M	11.1% $155.40M
4	India (IND)	0.0% $0	7.1% $83.82M	6.0% $83.82M
5	Saudi Arabia (SAU)	0.0% $0	5.8% $68.58M	4.9% $68.58M
6	Kenya (KEN)	0.6% $1.36M	4.8% $56.48M	4.1% $57.83M
7	Uganda (UGA)	2.3% $5.00M	4.3% $50.51M	4.0% $55.51M
8	Dem. Rep. of the Congo (COD)	20.4% $44.41M	0.7% $7.98M	3.7% $52.38M
9	Japan (JPN)	0.2% $378.51K	3.6% $42.04M	3.0% $42.42M
10	Belgium (BEL)	4.1% $8.93M	2.3% $26.71M	2.5% $35.65M

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In 2024, Burundi's total trade reached $1.4B, comprised of $217.5M in exports and $1.2B in imports.
The country's trade profile shows a negative trade balance of -$964.8M.
Burundi ranked 156th in total trade, 154th in exports, and 156th in imports globally.
The top export destination for Burundi is United Arab Emirates, receiving 37.0% of exports valued at $80.5M.
The leading source of imports is also United Arab Emirates, accounting for 16.8% of total imports with a value of $198.6M.
Burundi's primary export category is Natural, cultured pearls and precious stones (HS2 71), valued at $75.0M, while its main import is Mineral fuels (HS2 27) at $263.6M.

Exports Profile

In 2024, Burundi exported a total of $217.5M. The country's top export is Natural, cultured pearls and precious stones, which accounted for $75.0M or 34.5% of total exports. The second-largest export category is Coffee, tea, mate and spices, with exports valued at $60.5M. Burundi's primary export partners are the United Arab Emirates and the Dem. Rep. of the Congo, with export values of $80.5M and $44.4M, respectively.

Imports Profile

Burundi's imports totaled $1.2B in 2024. The most significant import category was Mineral fuels, accounting for $263.6M or 22.3% of all imports. The leading import partners were the United Arab Emirates and China, which supplied goods worth $198.6M and $165.4M, respectively. Other major imports include Fertilizers, with a total import value of $98.7M.

Exports

Burundi - exports over time (Exports), 2015-2023 (USD)

Annual reported export values across available years.

Flow: Exports | Years: 2015-2023 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top export categories

Largest HS2 categories by export value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 71

Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin

$74.98M

34.5% share

#2 • HS 09

Coffee, tea, mate and spices

$60.54M

27.8% share

#3 • HS 22

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

$12.54M

5.8% share

#4 • HS 24

Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body

$10.97M

5.0% share

#5 • HS 11

Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten

$9.96M

4.6% share

#6 • HS 72

Iron and steel

$8.85M

4.1% share

#7 • HS 70

Glass and glassware

$6.18M

2.8% share

#8 • HS 34

Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster

$5.56M

2.6% share

#9 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$4.10M

1.9% share

#10 • HS 26

Ores, slag and ash

$4.05M

1.9% share

#11 • HS 39

Plastics and articles thereof

$3.64M

1.7% share

#12 • HS 87

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

$3.60M

1.7% share

#13 • HS 20

Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants

$3.44M

1.6% share

#14 • HS 84

Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof

$2.01M

0.9% share

#15 • HS 23

Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder

$1.16M

0.5% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin	$74.98M	34.5%
2	Coffee, tea, mate and spices	$60.54M	27.8%
3	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$12.54M	5.8%
4	Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body	$10.97M	5.0%
5	Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten	$9.96M	4.6%
6	Iron and steel	$8.85M	4.1%
7	Glass and glassware	$6.18M	2.8%
8	Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster	$5.56M	2.6%
9	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$4.10M	1.9%
10	Ores, slag and ash	$4.05M	1.9%
11	Plastics and articles thereof	$3.64M	1.7%
12	Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof	$3.60M	1.7%
13	Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants	$3.44M	1.6%
14	Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof	$2.01M	0.9%
15	Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder	$1.16M	0.5%

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Burundi - export composition by product categories (Exports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by export value in the selected year.

Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Burundi - export composition by 4-digit product groups (Exports), 2024 (USD)

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Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Imports

Burundi - imports over time (Imports), 2015-2023 (USD)

Annual reported import values across available years.

Flow: Imports | Years: 2015-2023 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top import categories

Largest HS2 categories by import value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$263.58M

22.3% share

#2 • HS 31

Fertilizers

$98.72M

8.3% share

#3 • HS 87

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

$84.57M

7.2% share

#4 • HS 84

Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof

$67.45M

5.7% share

#5 • HS 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

$66.86M

5.7% share

#6 • HS 72

Iron and steel

$54.22M

4.6% share

#7 • HS 10

Cereals

$46.63M

3.9% share

#8 • HS 30

Pharmaceutical products

$41.79M

3.5% share

#9 • HS 25

Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

$39.73M

3.4% share

#10 • HS 39

Plastics and articles thereof

$34.47M

2.9% share

#11 • HS 63

Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags

$32.04M

2.7% share

#12 • HS 73

Iron or steel articles

$28.70M

2.4% share

#13 • HS 11

Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten

$22.31M

1.9% share

#14 • HS 22

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

$20.45M

1.7% share

#15 • HS 90

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories

$20.44M

1.7% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$263.58M	22.3%
2	Fertilizers	$98.72M	8.3%
3	Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof	$84.57M	7.2%
4	Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof	$67.45M	5.7%
5	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles	$66.86M	5.7%
6	Iron and steel	$54.22M	4.6%
7	Cereals	$46.63M	3.9%
8	Pharmaceutical products	$41.79M	3.5%
9	Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement	$39.73M	3.4%
10	Plastics and articles thereof	$34.47M	2.9%
11	Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags	$32.04M	2.7%
12	Iron or steel articles	$28.70M	2.4%
13	Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten	$22.31M	1.9%
14	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$20.45M	1.7%
15	Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories	$20.44M	1.7%

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Burundi - import composition by product categories (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by import value in the selected year.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Burundi - import composition by 4-digit product groups (Imports), 2024 (USD)

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Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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