Tariff rate across all products in Burundi

Burundi: Tariff rate across all products was 9.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.0%
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
48th
of 184 countries
All-time high
21.1%
in 2005
All-time low
5.4%
in 2013
Years of data
19
2002–2022

Tariff rate across all products in Burundi, 2002–2022

51015202002201220222002: 13.3 %2003: 13.8 %2005: 21.1 %2006: 17.5 %2007: 12.3 %2008: 10.7 %2009: 13.8 %2010: 8 %2011: 6.8 %2012: 7 %2013: 5.4 %2014: 6 %2015: 6.1 %2016: 5.9 %2018: 7.9 %2019: 8.5 %2020: 11.3 %2021: 8.5 %2022: 9 %

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  1. 45 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.2% compare
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  3. 47 Saint Lucia 9.1% compare
  4. 49 Mali 8.9% compare
  5. 50 Angola 8.8% compare
  6. 51 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.8% compare

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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

Indicator
Tariff rate across all products
Unit
%
Source
World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 3,763 data points, 1988–2022
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Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.