Inflation, GDP deflator in Burundi
Burundi: Inflation, GDP deflator was 18.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Burundi, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 18.2% for inflation, gdp deflator in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 204.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Burundi peaked at 38.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -6.1%, in 1981.
That places Burundi 16th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 3.5% | -5.3% | 20.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.1% | 1.4% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.5% | -6.1% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 4.1% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 1.0% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | -1.5% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 11.1% | 19.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Burundi
- DEC alternative conversion factor 5,336 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.50 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 281.65 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.63 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 305.69 million current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -42.91 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -8.04 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 1.24 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 240 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 17.91 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator in Burundi?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Burundi was 18.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.1% in 1981.
- How does Burundi rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Burundi ranks 16th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 204.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.