Taxes on exports in Burundi
Burundi: Taxes on exports was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Burundi, 1991–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on exports in Burundi is 0.0%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 35.0% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Burundi peaked at 15.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
Burundi ranks 50th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on exports in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.3% | — |
| 1992 | 3.2% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -35.1% |
| 1994 | 15.5% | +635.9% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | -23.8% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | -68.9% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | -51.2% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | +358.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -99.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -55.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +76.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +340.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -48.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +28.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -69.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -35.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 18% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 7% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +635.9% | 2.1% | 15.5% |
| 1998 | +358.8% | 1.8% | 8.2% |
| 2013 | +340.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 0.0% | 15.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 47 Norway 0.0% compare
- 48 South Africa 0.0% compare
- 49 Portugal 0.0%
- 51 Burkina Faso 0.0% compare
- 52 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
- 53 Azerbaijan 0.0% compare
More public sector data for Burundi
- Arms imports 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1632 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 200 % change on previous year (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 12.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0566 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 171.83 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 77.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Burundi?
- Taxes on exports in Burundi was 0.0% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Burundi rank for taxes on exports?
- Burundi ranks 50th out of 76 countries with data for 2021.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.