General government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP fell 1.82% to 30.8% in Burundi in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, general government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP in Burundi reached an all time high of 31.3% in 2020 and an all time low of 2.59% in 1961. When compared to Burundi's main peers, general government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP in Rwanda amounted to 17.0%, 8.52% in Tanzania, 9.93% in Uganda and 8.26% in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2021.
Burundi has been ranked 4th within the group of 151 countries we follow in terms of general government final consumption expenditure as a share of GDP, 13 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| General Government Final Consumption Expenditure (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | % | 16.4% | 13.9% | 12.9% | 10.5% | 8.60% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burundi | % | 22.4% | 23.5% | 25.1% | 26.2% | 27.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 14.8% | 14.4% | 14.1% | 7.70% | 8.04% | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | % | 20.2% | 22.8% | 19.3% | 14.6% | 13.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 9.06% | 7.44% | 5.46% | 6.32% | 6.93% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 12.7% | 12.6% | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 25.9% | 26.4% | 24.6% | 21.8% | 22.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | % | 13.9% | 15.1% | 15.0% | 14.7% | 15.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 79.2% | 19.0% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Tanzania | % | 9.93% | 9.07% | 8.50% | 8.11% | 7.77% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | 8.95% | 7.35% | 8.01% | 8.64% | 8.77% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.8% | 16.1% | 13.7% | 12.7% | 17.7% |
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