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:
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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