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

Inflation in BurundiInflation in Burundi: 1.2% a year in 1980 and 34% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 10.3% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

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

YearBurundi
202534
202420.4
202327
202219
20218.3
20207.6
2019-0.9
2018-2.8
201715.8
20165.6
20155.5
20144.4
20137.9
201218.2
20119.6
20106.5
200910.6
200824.4
20078.4
20062.7
200513.3
20048.2
200310.7
2002-1.4
20019.3
200024.4
19993.2
199812.7
199731.4
199626.9
199518.9
199414.6
19939.7
19921.8
19918.8
19907
198911.6
19884.6
19877.1
19861.8
19853.8
198414.3
19838.3
19825.2
198112.6
19801.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBurundi
202610.5
202712.2
202813.1
202912.3
203011.7
203110.3

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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