Tariff rate across all products in Burundi
Burundi: Tariff rate across all products was 9.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate across all products in Burundi, 2002–2022
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 9.0% for tariff rate across all products in 2022.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate across all products in Burundi peaked at 21.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2013.
That places Burundi 48th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Tariff rate across all products in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.3% | — |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | +52.9% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | -29.8% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +29.1% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -42.2% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -22.9% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +33.5% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +32.7% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -24.6% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +5.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 9.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.7%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 9.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 10.7% | 21.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.4% | 8.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 8.5% | 11.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 45 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.2% compare
- 46 Cuba 9.2% compare
- 47 Saint Lucia 9.1% compare
- 49 Mali 8.9% compare
- 50 Angola 8.8% compare
- 51 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.8% compare
More reference data data for Burundi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2266 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2677 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2838 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate across all products in Burundi?
- Tariff rate across all products in Burundi was 9.0% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tariff rate across all products recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest tariff rate across all products recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2013.
- How does Burundi rank for tariff rate across all products?
- Burundi ranks 48th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate across all products rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate across all products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.