Burundi
Inflation in Burundi
Inflation in Burundi: 1.2% a year in 1980 and 34% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 34% a year
- Since 1980
- +32.8 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 8 of 179
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2031
- 10.3% a year
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 10.3% a year in 2031.
- The highest was 34% a year in 2025, the lowest -2.8% a year in 2018.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Burundi |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 |
| 2024 | 20.4 |
| 2023 | 27 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2021 | 8.3 |
| 2020 | 7.6 |
| 2019 | -0.9 |
| 2018 | -2.8 |
| 2017 | 15.8 |
| 2016 | 5.6 |
| 2015 | 5.5 |
| 2014 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 7.9 |
| 2012 | 18.2 |
| 2011 | 9.6 |
| 2010 | 6.5 |
| 2009 | 10.6 |
| 2008 | 24.4 |
| 2007 | 8.4 |
| 2006 | 2.7 |
| 2005 | 13.3 |
| 2004 | 8.2 |
| 2003 | 10.7 |
| 2002 | -1.4 |
| 2001 | 9.3 |
| 2000 | 24.4 |
| 1999 | 3.2 |
| 1998 | 12.7 |
| 1997 | 31.4 |
| 1996 | 26.9 |
| 1995 | 18.9 |
| 1994 | 14.6 |
| 1993 | 9.7 |
| 1992 | 1.8 |
| 1991 | 8.8 |
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1989 | 11.6 |
| 1988 | 4.6 |
| 1987 | 7.1 |
| 1986 | 1.8 |
| 1985 | 3.8 |
| 1984 | 14.3 |
| 1983 | 8.3 |
| 1982 | 5.2 |
| 1981 | 12.6 |
| 1980 | 1.2 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Burundi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 10.5 |
| 2027 | 12.2 |
| 2028 | 13.1 |
| 2029 | 12.3 |
| 2030 | 11.7 |
| 2031 | 10.3 |
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending3.24% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$169M in 2025
- Military spending per person$16 in 2025
- Military share of state spending14.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel31,000 people in 2020
- National power0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.59% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports2 million TIV in 2019