Burundi - Foreign trade



In 2000, Burundi's imports exceeded its exports by 200%. Burundi's export income is highly volatile and fluctuates sharply with shifts in world coffee prices. Burundi's most important cash crop is coffee (73.3%), which is the most exported commodity. Tea (7.0%), hides (6.7%), gold (5.6%), and sugars (4.9%) encompass practically all of Burundi's remaining exports. Important imports include capital goods, petroleum products, foodstuffs, and chemicals.

Principal trading partners in 2000 (in millions of US dollars) were as follows:

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COUNTRY EXPORTS IMPORTS BALANCE
Switzerland 11 1 10
Belgium 5 18 -13
United Kingdom 5 2 3
Netherlands 4 2 2
Spain 3 n.a. n.a.
Kenya 3 8 -5
Germany 1 5 -4
Zambia 1 7 -8
Tanzania n.a. 23 n.a.
France n.a. 20 n.a.
Japan n.a. 4 n.a.
China (inc. Hong Kong) n.a. 6 n.a.
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