Economy of Burundi |
Currency |
Burundian franc (BIF) |
Fiscal year |
Calendar Year |
Trade organisations |
AU, WTO |
Statistics [1] |
GDP ranking |
164th (2004) [2] |
GDP |
$4.001 billion (2004) |
GDP growth |
3 (2004) |
GDP per capita |
$600 (2004) |
GDP by sector |
agriculture (48.1%), industry (19%), services (32.9%) (2004) |
Inflation |
8.5% (2004) |
Pop below poverty line |
68% (2002) |
Labour force |
2.99 million (2002) |
Labour force by occupation |
agriculture (93.6%), industry (2.3%), services (4.1%) (2002) |
Unemployment |
N/A (2004) |
Main industries |
light consumer goods such as blankets, shoes, soap, assembly of imported components, public works construction, food processing |
Trading partners [3] |
Exports |
$31.84 million (2004) |
Export - commodities |
coffee, tea, sugar, cotton, hides |
Main partners |
Switzerland 25.8%, Germany 12.2%, Belgium 7.9%, U.S. 5.5%, Thailand 5.3%, Rwanda 5.2% {2004) |
Imports |
$138.2 million (2004) |
Imports - Commodities |
capital goods, petroleum products, foodstuffs |
Main partners |
Kenya 11.7%, Tanzania 9.6%, U.S. 9.1%, Belgium 9%, France 8.8%, Italy 5.4%, Japan 4.8%, Uganda 4.8%, Zambia 4.2% {2004) |
Public finances [4] |
Public debt |
N/A (2004) |
Revenues |
$152.5 million 2004) |
Expenses |
$187.7 million (2004) |
Economic aid |
$92.7 million (2000) |