Consumer price index in Burundi
Burundi: Consumer price index was 515.21 2010 = 100 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Consumer price index in Burundi, 1965–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
In 2025, consumer price index in Burundi stood at 515.21 2010 = 100. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.1% on the previous year and up 234.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer price index in Burundi peaked at 515.21 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.47 2010 = 100, in 1965.
Burundi ranks 21st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.56 2010 = 100 | 1.47 2010 = 100 | 1.67 2010 = 100 | 5 |
| 1970s | 2.61 2010 = 100 | 1.67 2010 = 100 | 4.94 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.32 2010 = 100 | 5.06 2010 = 100 | 9.8 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.59 2010 = 100 | 10.48 2010 = 100 | 33.71 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.85 2010 = 100 | 41.94 2010 = 100 | 93.9 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 149.56 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 188.68 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 312.97 2010 = 100 | 195.44 2010 = 100 | 515.21 2010 = 100 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Burundi
- Domestic credit to private sector 38.5% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 23.0% (2025)
- Broad money 44.6% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 38.5% (2025)
- Net foreign assets -2.26 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net domestic credit 2.81 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Net migration -34,727 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.7342 (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 37.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 2,943 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer price index in Burundi?
- Consumer price index in Burundi was 515.21 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest consumer price index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 515.21 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest consumer price index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 2010 = 100 in 1965.
- How does Burundi rank for consumer price index?
- Burundi ranks 21st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is consumer price index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 234.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Consumer price index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).