October 2011
Burundi
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  8 383 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  1 611 Merchandise  179 181
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  3 399 excluding intra-EU trade 153 155
Current account balance (million US$, 2009) -  164 Commercial services 192 168
Trade per capita (US$, 2007-2009)   72 excluding intra-EU trade 166 142
Trade to GDP ratio (2007-2009)   49.1
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   122 4 4 4
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 23 July 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.015
Trade Policy Review 2, 4 April 2003 Import duties collected
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
Tariff binding coverage (%)    22.0 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   10
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 2 - 0
All goods   67.6   12.5 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   94.7   19.6 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   26.6   11.4 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.0   0.1 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2009) Requests for consultation 0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   12.5 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   50.0 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   22 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)   100 12 11 57
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)   509 14 0 27
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    0.00 Share in world total imports  0.00
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   90.1 Agricultural products 11.9
Fuels and mining products   2.2 Fuels and mining products 2.5
Manufactures   7.2 Manufactures 69.4
  By main destination   By main origin
1. European Union (27)   31.0 1. European Union (27)   26.8
2. Switzerland   26.9 2. China   12.0
3. United Arab Emirates   8.8 3. Japan   9.4
4. Kenya   8.7 4. Zambia   8.4
5. Congo, Dem. Rep. of   6.2 5. Kenya   7.3
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2009   2005-2009   2008 2009
Commercial services exports (million US$)   2   -22 -50 -24
Commercial services imports (million US$)   160   6 42 -33
2009   2009
Share in world total exports   0.00   Share in world total imports 0.00
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   21.8   Transportation 52.6
Travel   61.8   Travel 38.8
Other commercial services   16.4   Other commercial services 8.6
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 1996 Trademark registrations by office, 2002
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
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