Cost of food in Burundi increased 38.90 percent in July of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in Burundi averaged 13.18 percent from 2011 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 48.90 percent in March of 2023 and a record low of -19.90 percent in October of 2018. source: L'Institut de Statistiques et d’Etudes Economiques du Burundi (ISTEEBU)

Food Inflation in Burundi is expected to be 38.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Burundi Food Inflation is projected to trend around 10.00 percent in 2026 and 12.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI Housing Utilities 330.60 319.20 points Jul 2025
CPI Transportation 242.00 234.20 points Jul 2025
Food Inflation 38.90 42.50 percent Jul 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 38.90 41.60 percent Jul 2025
Inflation Rate MoM 1.20 -0.50 percent Jul 2025



Burundi Food Inflation
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
38.90 42.50 48.90 -19.90 2011 - 2025 percent Monthly
2016/2017=100, NSA