Economy of Burundi

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The Economy of Burundi is a predominantly agrarian and low-income system heavily reliant on subsistence farming, coffee and tea exports, and foreign aid, and is frequently challenged by political instability and limited infrastructure.

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instanceOf national economy
agricultureShareOfGDP large
country Burundi NERFINISHED
currency Burundian franc NERFINISHED
developmentIndicator low Human Development Index
exportConcentration high in coffee and tea
facesChallenge chronic poverty
food insecurity
high population growth
land scarcity
limited access to electricity
limited access to finance
low productivity in agriculture
weak infrastructure
youth unemployment
hasCharacteristic high aid dependency
large informal sector
limited industrial base
small domestic market
hasKeyExportCommodity arabica coffee
gold
tea leaves
hasKeyImport capital goods
food products
petroleum products
hasPolicyPriority agricultural development
infrastructure development
poverty reduction
hasSector agriculture sector
industrial sector
services sector
incomeLevel low-income
isAffectedBy political instability
isClassifiedByWorldBankAs low-income country
isConstrainedBy limited infrastructure
isHeavilyDependentOn foreign aid
isInfluencedBy ethnic and political conflict
isPredominantly agrarian economy
isVulnerableTo commodity price fluctuations
laborForceShareInAgriculture high
mainActivity subsistence farming
mainExport coffee
tea
memberOf Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa NERFINISHED
East African Community NERFINISHED
receivesAidFrom international donors
region East Africa
tradePartner East African Community NERFINISHED

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Burundian franc category Economy of Burundi