Burundi — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Burundi, 1966–2025.
Inflation for Burundi was 34.13% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 60 years, from 1966 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 36.54% in 1979. The lowest was -2.81% in 2018 (about -12.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 3.52% per year.
Burundi ranks 6 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 3%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.51%, so Burundi sits above it. It peaked in 1979 and has fallen 7% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 516%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 4 of 46 economies; Malawi (28.37%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2029% in 1971. That is 169% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1966 level: doubled by 1974. Doubling roughly every 20 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 34th of 82 in 1966 → 88th of 92 in 1970 → 105th of 106 in 1980 → 74th of 131 in 1990 → 15th of 163 in 2000 → 42nd of 186 in 2010 → 24th of 178 in 2020 → 3rd of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1966 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.13% | +13.9 pp |
| 2024 | 20.21% | -6.7 pp |
| 2023 | 26.94% | +8.1 pp |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +10.4 pp |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +1.1 pp |
| 2020 | 7.32% | +8.0 pp |
| 2019 | -0.69% | +2.1 pp |
| 2018 | -2.81% | -18.9 pp |
| 2017 | 16.05% | +10.5 pp |
| 2016 | 5.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 5.54% | +1.1 pp |
| 2014 | 4.41% | -3.5 pp |
| 2013 | 7.94% | -10.2 pp |
| 2012 | 18.16% | +8.6 pp |
| 2011 | 9.59% | +3.1 pp |
| 2010 | 6.49% | -4.1 pp |
| 2009 | 10.56% | -13.9 pp |
| 2008 | 24.41% | +16.0 pp |
| 2007 | 8.41% | +5.7 pp |
| 2006 | 2.75% | -10.5 pp |
| 2005 | 13.25% | +5.1 pp |
| 2004 | 8.18% | -2.5 pp |
| 2003 | 10.65% | +12.0 pp |
| 2002 | -1.37% | -10.7 pp |
| 2001 | 9.3% | -15.1 pp |
| 2000 | 24.43% | +21.0 pp |
| 1999 | 3.39% | -9.1 pp |
| 1998 | 12.5% | -18.6 pp |
| 1997 | 31.11% | +4.7 pp |
| 1996 | 26.44% | +7.2 pp |
| 1995 | 19.26% | +4.4 pp |
| 1994 | 14.85% | +5.2 pp |
| 1993 | 9.68% | +7.9 pp |
| 1992 | 1.82% | -7.2 pp |
| 1991 | 9% | +2.0 pp |
| 1990 | 7% | -4.7 pp |
| 1989 | 11.66% | +7.2 pp |
| 1988 | 4.49% | -2.6 pp |
| 1987 | 7.11% | +5.4 pp |
| 1986 | 1.68% | -2.1 pp |
| 1985 | 3.8% | -10.5 pp |
| 1984 | 14.32% | +6.2 pp |
| 1983 | 8.15% | +2.3 pp |
| 1982 | 5.87% | -6.3 pp |
| 1981 | 12.17% | +9.7 pp |
| 1980 | 2.5% | -34.0 pp |
| 1979 | 36.54% | +12.6 pp |
| 1978 | 23.9% | +17.1 pp |
| 1977 | 6.83% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 6.86% | -8.9 pp |
| 1975 | 15.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 15.72% | +9.7 pp |
| 1973 | 6.01% | +2.2 pp |
| 1972 | 3.83% | -0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 3.85% | +4.1 pp |
| 1970 | -0.2% | -4.2 pp |
| 1969 | 4.02% | -2.0 pp |
| 1968 | 6.06% | +7.1 pp |
| 1967 | -1.09% | -5.5 pp |
| 1966 | 4.44% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Burundi’s Inflation in 1967?
-1.09% (1967). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Burundi’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1966 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +669.3% in total — about 3.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 34.13%; 2024: 20.21%; 2023: 26.94%; 2022: 18.8%; 2021: 8.4%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.