Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added in Burundi
Burundi: Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added was 0.41 % in 2016. ▼ Falling
Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added in Burundi, 2004–2016
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added in Burundi stood at 0.41 %. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added in Burundi peaked at 0.88 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.41 %, in 2016.
That places Burundi 45th out of 82 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.48 % | — |
| 2005 | 0.55 % | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 0.66 % | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.88 % | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.69 % | -21.6% |
| 2009 | 0.77 % | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 0.55 % | -28.6% |
| 2011 | 0.58 % | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.52 % | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.46 % | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 0.58 % | +26.1% |
| 2015 | 0.44 % | -24.1% |
| 2016 | 0.41 % | -6.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.41 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.24 %, 1.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.41 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.31 %, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6717 % | 0.48 % | 0.88 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5057 % | 0.41 % | 0.58 % | 7 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More agriculture & rural data for Burundi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 80.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added in Burundi?
- Expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added in Burundi was 0.41 % in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.88 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 % in 2016.
- How does Burundi rank for expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added?
- Burundi ranks 45th out of 82 countries with data for 2016.
- Is expenditure in agricultural r&d as share of agricultural value added rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Expenditure in Agricultural R&D as Share of Agricultural Value Added (Standard Local Currency) — Government, Higher Education and Private Non-profit (Agricultural Science and Technology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset contains a set of financial indicators describing national expenditures on agricultural research and development (R&D). The indicators are derived primarily from responses to the financial resources section of the ASTI questionnaire, complemented with selected external macroeconomic indicators required to ensure comparability across countries and over time.The dataset includes both directly reported financial aggregates and derived indicators, reflecting different dimensions of agricultural R&D investment. Reported expenditure data are collected in current local currency units (LCU) and refer to total institutional expenditures, as provided by national respondents. Coverage of the private for-profit sector remains limited and is therefore excluded from the dataset. To support temporal analysis and international comparability, expenditure indicators are also expressed in constant local currency units, using country-specific GDP deflators sourced from FAOSTAT. In addition, selected indicators relate agricultural R&D expenditures to key structural variables, such as agricultural value added, allowing for meaningful cross-country comparisons of research intensity and resource allocation.