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Burundi — Trade & Compliance

Burundi's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

6
trade agreements
5
cargo treaties
13.55%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupLow income
Member ofAFCFTAAUEMEAIMFSSAUNWCOWTO
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1China33.6%
  2. 2Finland7.8%
  3. 3Belgium6.7%
  4. 4USA5.5%
  5. 5Sweden4.5%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China18.5%
  2. 2Uganda15.0%
  3. 3United Rep. of Tanzania12.7%
  4. 4Kenya11.6%
  5. 5Belgium7.4%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Coffee, tea, spices55.4%
  2. 2Ores, slag, ash30.3%
  3. 3Cereals1.8%
  4. 4Copper1.4%
  5. 5Machinery & mechanical appliances1.1%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Machinery & mechanical appliances8.9%
  2. 2Pharmaceuticals7.8%
  3. 3Vehicles7.5%
  4. 4Electrical machinery5.6%
  5. 5Salt, sulphur, stone, cement4.8%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1China+28.71pp
  2. 2Finland+7.06pp
  3. 3Belgium+4.69pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1United Arab Emirates−29.05pp
  2. 2Dem. Rep. of the Congo−18.74pp
  3. 3Sudan−4.46pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Coffee, tea, spices+24.82pp
  2. 2Ores, slag, ash+22.28pp
  3. 3Cereals+1.75pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Pearls, precious stones & metals−25.78pp
  2. 2Beverages & spirits−4.84pp
  3. 3Tobacco−4.43pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade) Agreement2019
FTA & EIAGoods & Services
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Seychelles2009
CUGoods
East African Community (EAC) - Accession of Burundi and Rwanda2007
CUGoods
East African Community (EAC)2000
CU & EIAGoods & Services
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Egypt1999
CUGoods
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)1994
CUGoods
World Bank DTA · 6 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • ✓Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
    Party · 1994171 ratifications
  • ✓United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
    Party · 199899 ratifications
  • ✓Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States. New York, 8 July 1965
    Party · 196857 ratifications
  • ✓Customs Convention on Containers, 1972. Geneva, 2 December 1972
    Party · 199842 ratifications
  • ✓Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods. New York, 14 June 1974
    Party · 199836 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 5 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
BIF
Burundi Franc
ISO numeric 1080 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
13.55%
simple average (2022)
World Bank WDI

Sanctions & restrictive measures

On the EU list
1
EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Listed entities includeAugustin MIGABO

1 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures lists — full lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Cassava, fresh
2.7M t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
kaolin
1.5K tonnes (metric)
BGS · 2000
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 68 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0↗
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0↗
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open↗
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0↗
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open↗
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL↗
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse↗
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