Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Burundi
Burundi: Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series was 18.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Burundi, 1990–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Burundi is 18.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 204.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Burundi peaked at 32.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, -1.5%, in 2018.
That places Burundi 16th out of 212 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.
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Burundi, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.0% | — |
| 1991 | 4.1% | -31.6% |
| 1992 | 5.4% | +32.0% |
| 1993 | 7.7% | +43.3% |
| 1994 | 6.6% | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 16.1% | +142.6% |
| 1996 | 14.5% | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 32.4% | +124.2% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | -64.7% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | +30.6% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -92.5% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | +1062.2% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +43.3% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -84.9% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +191.0% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +191.7% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | -58.1% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +67.6% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -41.3% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -35.6% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +109.4% |
| 2018 | -1.5% | -111.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -119.1% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +4817.3% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -22.9% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +34.4% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +27.4% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 18.2% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 4.1% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 1.0% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | -1.5% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 11.1% | 19.1% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Burundi
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -43.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 35.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0158 SDR per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 3.95 SDR per person (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -44.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 4.81 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -43.47 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 4.92 SDR per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Burundi?
- Inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Burundi was 18.2% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.5% in 2018.
- How does Burundi rank for inflation, gdp deflator: linked series?
- Burundi ranks 16th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator: linked series 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 Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (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. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.