Burundi - Consumer price index (2010 = 100)

The value for Consumer price index (2010 = 100) in Burundi was 211.87 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 56 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 211.87 in 2021 and a minimum value of 1.47 in 1965.

Definition: Consumer price index reflects changes in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used. Data are period averages.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1965 1.47
1966 1.53
1967 1.52
1968 1.61
1969 1.67
1970 1.67
1971 1.73
1972 1.80
1973 1.91
1974 2.21
1975 2.56
1976 2.73
1977 2.92
1978 3.62
1979 4.94
1980 5.06
1981 5.68
1982 6.01
1983 6.50
1984 7.43
1985 7.71
1986 7.84
1987 8.40
1988 8.78
1989 9.80
1990 10.48
1991 11.43
1992 11.64
1993 12.76
1994 14.66
1995 17.48
1996 22.10
1997 28.98
1998 32.60
1999 33.71
2000 41.94
2001 45.84
2002 45.22
2003 50.03
2004 54.12
2005 61.29
2006 62.98
2007 68.27
2008 84.94
2009 93.90
2010 100.00
2011 109.59
2012 129.50
2013 139.77
2014 145.93
2015 154.02
2016 162.58
2017 188.68
2018 183.37
2019 182.11
2020 195.45
2021 211.87

Development Relevance: A general and continuing increase in an economy’s price level is called inflation. The increase in the average prices of goods and services in the economy should be distinguished from a change in the relative prices of individual goods and services. Generally accompanying an overall increase in the price level is a change in the structure of relative prices, but it is only the average increase, not the relative price changes, that constitutes inflation. A commonly used measure of inflation is the consumer price index, which measures the prices of a representative basket of goods and services purchased by a typical household. The consumer price index is usually calculated on the basis of periodic surveys of consumer prices. Other price indices are derived implicitly from indexes of current and constant price series.

Limitations and Exceptions: Consumer price indexes should be interpreted with caution. The definition of a household, the basket of goods, and the geographic (urban or rural) and income group coverage of consumer price surveys can vary widely by country. In addition, weights are derived from household expenditure surveys, which, for budgetary reasons, tend to be conducted infrequently in developing countries, impairing comparability over time. Although useful for measuring consumer price inflation within a country, consumer price indexes are of less value in comparing countries.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Consumer price indexes are constructed explicitly, using surveys of the cost of a defined basket of consumer goods and services.

Base Period: 2010

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices