Burundi - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Burundi was 8.40 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 55 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.54 in 1979 and a minimum value of -2.81 in 2018.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change 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.

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

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Year Value
1966 4.44
1967 -1.09
1968 6.06
1969 4.02
1970 -0.20
1971 3.85
1972 3.83
1973 6.01
1974 15.72
1975 15.71
1976 6.86
1977 6.83
1978 23.90
1979 36.54
1980 2.50
1981 12.17
1982 5.87
1983 8.15
1984 14.32
1985 3.80
1986 1.68
1987 7.11
1988 4.49
1989 11.66
1990 7.00
1991 9.00
1992 1.82
1993 9.68
1994 14.85
1995 19.26
1996 26.44
1997 31.11
1998 12.50
1999 3.39
2000 24.43
2001 9.30
2002 -1.37
2003 10.65
2004 8.18
2005 13.25
2006 2.75
2007 8.41
2008 24.41
2009 10.56
2010 6.49
2011 9.59
2012 18.16
2013 7.94
2014 4.41
2015 5.54
2016 5.56
2017 16.05
2018 -2.81
2019 -0.69
2020 7.32
2021 8.40

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Burundi was 11.90 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.94 in 2000 and a minimum value of -6.06 in 1981.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 20.08
1962 -3.57
1963 4.69
1964 5.42
1965 -1.03
1966 3.15
1967 -5.32
1968 3.06
1969 5.36
1970 5.18
1971 1.38
1972 4.29
1973 5.51
1974 12.46
1975 21.09
1976 8.07
1977 14.30
1978 12.51
1979 26.13
1980 16.38
1981 -6.06
1982 5.67
1983 6.43
1984 17.22
1985 5.07
1986 -4.26
1987 -3.42
1988 3.49
1989 14.76
1990 5.99
1991 4.09
1992 5.40
1993 7.74
1994 6.64
1995 16.10
1996 14.45
1997 32.40
1998 11.45
1999 14.95
2000 38.94
2001 13.72
2002 1.03
2003 11.95
2004 13.15
2005 18.84
2006 2.85
2007 8.27
2008 24.22
2009 10.46
2010 8.56
2011 8.36
2012 14.29
2013 7.96
2014 5.30
2015 21.33
2016 0.96
2017 11.45
2018 -2.85
2019 0.82
2020 11.90

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)

The latest value for Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Burundi was 11.90 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 32.40 in 1997 and -2.85 in 2018.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on World Bank national accounts data archives, OECD National Accounts, and the IMF WEO database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 5.99
1991 4.09
1992 5.40
1993 7.74
1994 6.64
1995 16.10
1996 14.45
1997 32.40
1998 11.45
1999 14.95
2000 13.18
2001 13.72
2002 1.03
2003 11.95
2004 13.15
2005 18.84
2006 2.85
2007 8.27
2008 24.22
2009 10.46
2010 8.56
2011 8.36
2012 14.29
2013 7.96
2014 5.30
2015 21.33
2016 0.96
2017 11.45
2018 -2.85
2019 0.82
2020 11.90

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices