Burundi Exports 2023
Complete list of Burundi's 87 export destinations and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$198.61M
Total exports (2023)
#185
Global export rank
87
Destination countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Burundi exported $198.61 million of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #185 largest exporter. Goods flowed to 87 destinations, with the top ten markets absorbing 89.8% of total export value. The leading export was gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder), valued at $117.40 million — 59.1% of the country's export portfolio.
The two tables below list every destination country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All export destinations
87 countries and territories. Click any country for the full bilateral page.
| # | Destination | 2023 export value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | $117.49M | 59.16% |
| 2 | Uganda | $16.41M | 8.26% |
| 3 | China | $9.52M | 4.79% |
| 4 | Germany | $9.12M | 4.59% |
| 5 | USA | $6.46M | 3.25% |
| 6 | Sweden | $5.90M | 2.97% |
| 7 | Italy | $4.25M | 2.14% |
| 8 | France | $3.20M | 1.61% |
| 9 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $3.06M | 1.54% |
| 10 | Pakistan | $2.97M | 1.50% |
| 11 | Belgium | $2.96M | 1.49% |
| 12 | Finland | $2.72M | 1.37% |
| 13 | Malaysia | $1.58M | 0.80% |
| 14 | United Kingdom | $1.56M | 0.78% |
| 15 | Netherlands | $1.54M | 0.78% |
| 16 | Japan | $1.51M | 0.76% |
| 17 | Poland | $1.30M | 0.65% |
| 18 | Canada | $1.24M | 0.62% |
| 19 | South Africa | $827,714 | 0.42% |
| 20 | Australia | $728,612 | 0.37% |
| 21 | Thailand | $711,117 | 0.36% |
| 22 | Ukraine | $495,512 | 0.25% |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | $336,344 | 0.17% |
| 24 | Spain | $313,105 | 0.16% |
| 25 | Singapore | $265,040 | 0.13% |
| 26 | Türkiye | $259,406 | 0.13% |
| 27 | Switzerland | $207,210 | 0.10% |
| 28 | Austria | $167,565 | 0.08% |
| 29 | Norway | $136,465 | 0.07% |
| 30 | New Zealand | $132,529 | 0.07% |
| 31 | Portugal | $119,466 | 0.06% |
| 32 | Kenya | $105,832 | 0.05% |
| 33 | Zambia | $93,316 | 0.05% |
| 34 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $83,400 | 0.04% |
| 35 | Serbia | $71,555 | 0.04% |
| 36 | Denmark | $71,323 | 0.04% |
| 37 | Ireland | $70,065 | 0.04% |
| 38 | Other Asia, nes | $63,331 | 0.03% |
| 39 | Czechia | $57,145 | 0.03% |
| 40 | Peru | $57,072 | 0.03% |
| 41 | Liberia | $56,814 | 0.03% |
| 42 | Andorra | $53,813 | 0.03% |
| 43 | Indonesia | $48,794 | 0.02% |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | $37,314 | 0.02% |
| 45 | Morocco | $32,422 | 0.02% |
| 46 | Slovenia | $32,149 | 0.02% |
| 47 | Lithuania | $24,434 | 0.01% |
| 48 | Bahrain | $22,020 | 0.01% |
| 49 | Senegal | $21,736 | 0.01% |
| 50 | Slovakia | $17,464 | 0.01% |
| 51 | Angola | $17,058 | 0.01% |
| 52 | Namibia | $7,758 | 0.00% |
| 53 | Cambodia | $7,150 | 0.00% |
| 54 | Benin | $6,822 | 0.00% |
| 55 | Lebanon | $6,721 | 0.00% |
| 56 | Egypt | $6,072 | 0.00% |
| 57 | Côte d'Ivoire | $5,661 | 0.00% |
| 58 | Brazil | $5,521 | 0.00% |
| 59 | Uruguay | $4,619 | 0.00% |
| 60 | Azerbaijan | $4,386 | 0.00% |
| 61 | Costa Rica | $4,342 | 0.00% |
| 62 | Ghana | $3,969 | 0.00% |
| 63 | Greece | $2,639 | 0.00% |
| 64 | Philippines | $2,600 | 0.00% |
| 65 | Kuwait | $2,390 | 0.00% |
| 66 | North Macedonia | $2,127 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Israel | $2,000 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Rep. of Moldova | $1,338 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Cyprus | $1,154 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Colombia | $1,025 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Gabon | $850 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Botswana | $702 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Honduras | $643 | 0.00% |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | $626 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $420 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Dominican Rep. | $349 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Nigeria | $275 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Montenegro | $266 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $216 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Madagascar | $208 | 0.00% |
| 81 | Burkina Faso | $207 | 0.00% |
| 82 | Ecuador | $174 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Estonia | $75 | 0.00% |
| 84 | Romania | $45 | 0.00% |
| 85 | El Salvador | $27 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Hungary | $3 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Malta | $1 | 0.00% |
Top export products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 export value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $117.40M | 59.11% |
| 2 | 090111 | Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated | $43.66M | 21.98% |
| 3 | 710813 | Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $14.74M | 7.42% |
| 4 | 090240 | Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $11.67M | 5.88% |
| 5 | 260900 | Tin ores and concentrates | $2.64M | 1.33% |
| 6 | 721499 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, other than of rectangular cross-section | $1.87M | 0.94% |
| 7 | 740400 | Copper: waste and scrap | $992,580 | 0.50% |
| 8 | 410120 | Raw hides and skins: whole, unsplit, of bovine or equine animals, of a weight per skin not exceeding 8kg when simply dried, 10kg when dry-salted or 16kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved | $491,650 | 0.25% |
| 9 | 340119 | Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, not for toilet use | $480,851 | 0.24% |
| 10 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $459,624 | 0.23% |
| 11 | 841290 | Engines: parts, for engines and motors of heading no. 8412 | $412,060 | 0.21% |
| 12 | 720430 | Ferrous waste and scrap: of tinned iron or steel | $377,024 | 0.19% |
| 13 | 090112 | Coffee: decaffeinated, not roasted | $371,865 | 0.19% |
| 14 | 410190 | Hides and skins: other than whole, but including butts, bends and bellies, of bovine (including. buffalo) and equine animals, fresh, salted or preserved, but not tanned, parchment dressed or further prepared, whether or not dehaired or split | $230,750 | 0.12% |
| 15 | 760200 | Aluminium: waste and scrap | $219,402 | 0.11% |
| 16 | 253090 | Mineral substances: n.e.c. in chapter 25 | $175,442 | 0.09% |
| 17 | 080132 | Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, fresh or dried, shelled | $151,696 | 0.08% |
| 18 | 410621 | Tanned or crust hides and skins: of goats or kids, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the wet state (including wet blue) | $138,872 | 0.07% |
| 19 | 060290 | Plants, live: n.e.c. in heading no. 0602 | $108,436 | 0.05% |
| 20 | 170310 | Sugars: molasses, from sugar cane, resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar | $107,165 | 0.05% |
| 21 | 090121 | Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $72,927 | 0.04% |
| 22 | 330129 | Oils, essential: n.e.c. in heading no. 3301 (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes | $72,910 | 0.04% |
| 23 | 520812 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, unbleached, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2 | $66,819 | 0.03% |
| 24 | 843490 | Milking machines and dairy machinery: parts thereof | $56,929 | 0.03% |
| 25 | 842710 | Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by electric motor | $56,814 | 0.03% |
| 26 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $56,024 | 0.03% |
| 27 | 950300 | Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $55,313 | 0.03% |
| 28 | 520813 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, unbleached, 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, weighing not more than 200g/m2 | $52,330 | 0.03% |
| 29 | 260300 | Copper ores and concentrates | $52,204 | 0.03% |
| 30 | 090190 | Coffee: husks and skins, coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion | $46,042 | 0.02% |
| 31 | 410411 | Tanned or crust hides and skins: without hair on, bovine or equine, in the wet state (including wet blue), full grains, unsplit: grain splits | $45,136 | 0.02% |
| 32 | 420310 | Apparel: articles of apparel, of leather or of composition leather | $40,992 | 0.02% |
| 33 | 610910 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $38,762 | 0.02% |
| 34 | 080440 | Fruit, edible: avocados, fresh or dried | $37,811 | 0.02% |
| 35 | 940360 | Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use | $34,768 | 0.02% |
| 36 | 410719 | Leather: further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed, of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals, without hair on, split or not, other than leather of heading 41.14, (other than grain splits and full grains, unsplit) | $33,768 | 0.02% |
| 37 | 620469 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of textile materials (other than wool, fine animal hair, cotton or synthetic fibres), (not knitted or crocheted) | $33,646 | 0.02% |
| 38 | 610711 | Underpants and briefs: men's or boys', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $29,986 | 0.02% |
| 39 | 701790 | Glassware: laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical, whether or not graduated or calibrated, of glass n.e.c. in heading no. 7017 | $28,762 | 0.01% |
| 40 | 720410 | Ferrous waste and scrap: of cast iron | $27,400 | 0.01% |
| 41 | 940390 | Furniture: parts | $26,837 | 0.01% |
| 42 | 410449 | Tanned or crust hides and skins: bovine or equine, without hair on, in the dry state (crust), (other than full grains, unsplit: grain splits) | $26,700 | 0.01% |
| 43 | 382200 | Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material | $26,663 | 0.01% |
| 44 | 870321 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc | $26,587 | 0.01% |
| 45 | 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $24,384 | 0.01% |
| 46 | 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $24,374 | 0.01% |
| 47 | 620193 | Anoraks (including ski-jackets), wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles: men's or boys', of man-made fibres, other than those of heading no. 6203 (not knitted or crocheted) | $23,901 | 0.01% |
| 48 | 110814 | Starch: manioc (cassava) | $23,423 | 0.01% |
| 49 | 902780 | Instruments and apparatus: for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or quantities of heat, sound or light, n.e.c. in heading no. 9027 | $21,061 | 0.01% |
| 50 | 070999 | Vegetables: edible, n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled | $20,873 | 0.01% |
| 51 | 940161 | Seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture) | $20,516 | 0.01% |
| 52 | 841989 | Machinery, plant and laboratory equipment: for treating materials by change of temperature, other than for making hot drinks or cooking or heating food | $20,156 | 0.01% |
| 53 | 610990 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted | $19,212 | 0.01% |
| 54 | 392410 | Plastics: tableware and kitchenware | $19,139 | 0.01% |
| 55 | 220850 | Gin and geneva | $18,314 | 0.01% |
| 56 | 621040 | Garments: men's or boys', n.e.c. in item no. 6210.2, of the fabrics of heading no. 5602, 5603, 5903, 5906 or 5907 (not knitted or crocheted) | $18,274 | 0.01% |
| 57 | 610712 | Underpants and briefs: men's or boys', of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted | $17,125 | 0.01% |
| 58 | 851640 | Smoothing irons: electric | $17,102 | 0.01% |
| 59 | 340319 | Lubricating preparations: (other than for the treatment of textile and similar materials), containing less than 70% (by weight) of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | $17,058 | 0.01% |
| 60 | 490700 | Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title | $16,655 | 0.01% |
| 61 | 220600 | Beverages, fermented: (e.g. cider, perry, mead, sake) | $15,884 | 0.01% |
| 62 | 220300 | Beer: made from malt | $15,318 | 0.01% |
| 63 | 481910 | Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | $14,405 | 0.01% |
| 64 | 620443 | Dresses: women's or girls', of synthetic fibres (not knitted or crocheted) | $13,850 | 0.01% |
| 65 | 970500 | Collections and collectors' pieces: of zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical, historical, archaeological, palaeontological, ethnographic or numismatic interest | $13,464 | 0.01% |
| 66 | 847150 | Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $13,171 | 0.01% |
| 67 | 650500 | Hats and other headgear: knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed: hair-nets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed | $12,534 | 0.01% |
| 68 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $12,409 | 0.01% |
| 69 | 700100 | Glass: cullet and other waste and scrap of glass, glass in the mass | $12,016 | 0.01% |
| 70 | 842199 | Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gases | $11,516 | 0.01% |
| 71 | 070930 | Vegetables: aubergines, (e.g. plants), fresh or chilled | $10,499 | 0.01% |
| 72 | 853669 | Electrical apparatus: plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $10,175 | 0.01% |
| 73 | 230230 | Bran, sharps and other residues: of wheat, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof | $9,546 | 0.00% |
| 74 | 620343 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of synthetic fibres (not knitted or crocheted) | $9,398 | 0.00% |
| 75 | 722810 | Steel, alloy: bars and rods, of high speed steel | $8,001 | 0.00% |
| 76 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $7,929 | 0.00% |
| 77 | 846789 | Tools: for working in the hand, (other than chain saws), hydraulic or with self-contained non-electric motor, (not pneumatic) | $7,525 | 0.00% |
| 78 | 620331 | Jackets and blazers: men's or boys', of wool or fine animal hair (not knitted or crocheted) | $7,504 | 0.00% |
| 79 | 411200 | Leather: further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment dressed leather, of sheep or lamb, without wool on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 41.14 | $7,334 | 0.00% |
| 80 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901 | $7,318 | 0.00% |
| 81 | 847190 | Magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included | $6,618 | 0.00% |
| 82 | 470790 | Paper or paperboard: waste and scrap, of paper or paperboard n.e.c. in heading no. 4707 and of unsorted waste and scrap | $6,498 | 0.00% |
| 83 | 848120 | Valves: for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmissions | $6,230 | 0.00% |
| 84 | 853710 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $6,015 | 0.00% |
| 85 | 902730 | Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs: using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR) | $5,878 | 0.00% |
| 86 | 610821 | Briefs and panties: women's or girls', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $5,475 | 0.00% |
| 87 | 732490 | Iron or steel: sanitary ware and parts thereof, excluding sinks, wash basins and baths | $5,349 | 0.00% |
| 88 | 391590 | Plastics n.e.c. in heading no. 3915: waste, parings and scrap | $5,300 | 0.00% |
| 89 | 490199 | Printed matter: books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91 | $4,761 | 0.00% |
| 90 | 852873 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a monochrome video display or screen | $4,595 | 0.00% |
| 91 | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $4,582 | 0.00% |
| 92 | 841090 | Turbines: parts of hydraulic turbines and water wheels, including regulators | $4,497 | 0.00% |
| 93 | 620520 | Shirts: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $4,386 | 0.00% |
| 94 | 410390 | Hides and skins: raw, of animals n.e.c. in this chapter, fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, (but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split | $4,320 | 0.00% |
| 95 | 321490 | Mastics: n.e.c. in heading no. 3214 | $4,178 | 0.00% |
| 96 | 611693 | Gloves, mittens and mitts: of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted, (other than impregnated, coated or covered with plastics or rubber) | $4,127 | 0.00% |
| 97 | 611030 | Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted | $4,121 | 0.00% |
| 98 | 850410 | Discharge lamps or tubes: ballasts therefor | $4,096 | 0.00% |
| 99 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $4,088 | 0.00% |
| 100 | 071339 | Vegetables, leguminous: n.e.c. in item no. 0713.3, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | $3,968 | 0.00% |