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Data: UN Comtrade, 2023 · snapshot 2026-07-19
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ATLAS · TRADE FLOWS · BURUNDI

What Burundi Trades

In 2023, Burundi sold about $217M of goods to the rest of the world and bought about $1.2B in return. Its biggest customer was United Arab Emirates ($80M, 37% of exports); its biggest supplier, United Arab Emirates ($199M). The map above draws each partner as an arc sized by value; the full lists are below. Bilateral goods trade from UN Comtrade, exports FOB and imports CIF.

GOODS EXPORTED$217M
GOODS IMPORTED$1.2B
TOP PARTNERUnited Arab Emirates

Where Burundi sends its goods

Burundi’s biggest export markets — the countries it sells the most goods to, by value (FOB).

3Switzerland6.4%$14M
4Belgium4.1%$9M
5Sudan4.0%$9M
6Pakistan3.0%$6M
7Tanzania2.8%$6M
8Rwanda2.7%$6M
9Germany2.5%$5M
10Uganda2.3%$5M
11Oman2.0%$4M
12China1.8%$4M
15United States1.0%$2M
16Zambia0.8%$2M
17Kenya0.6%$1M
18Ethiopia0.6%$1M
19France0.5%$1M
20New Zealand0.4%$827,751
21Mauritius0.4%$769,620
22South Africa0.3%$642,676
23Viet Nam0.2%$459,987
24Japan0.2%$378,514
25Singapore0.2%$374,556

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total exports. 97.6% of exports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Where Burundi buys its goods

Burundi’s biggest suppliers — the countries it buys the most goods from, by value (CIF, including shipping).

2China14.0%$165M
3Tanzania12.6%$149M
4India7.1%$84M
5Saudi Arabia5.8%$69M
6Kenya4.8%$56M
7Uganda4.3%$51M
8Japan3.6%$42M
9Belgium2.3%$27M
10Zambia2.0%$24M
11France1.9%$22M
12Germany1.7%$20M
13Turkiye1.7%$20M
14Russian Federation1.6%$19M
15Rwanda1.3%$15M
17Singapore0.9%$11M
18United States0.8%$9M
20South Africa0.6%$7M
21Spain0.6%$7M
22Viet Nam0.6%$7M
23Italy0.6%$7M
24Poland0.6%$7M
25Netherlands0.5%$6M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total imports. 94.4% of imports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Trade flows of other countries

China · United States · Germany · Japan · Netherlands · Italy · France · Korea, Rep.