Burundi: Selected Issues

IMF Staff Country Reports, July 29, 2022

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Bibliographic details

• Published: July 29, 2022
• Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400219238.002

Executive summary and context

• Publication date: July 29, 2022.
• This Selected Issues paper on Burundi addresses economic growth, fragility, and non-price competitiveness.
• After the 2015 crisis that further fragilized the Burundian economy, the authorities developed and adopted in 2018 a 10-year National development plan.
• The origins of Burundi’s fragility are described as historical, political, and institutional, and have produced weak economic performance.
• Substantive efforts to improve competitiveness have been made after several years of instability.

Major findings

• Fragility drivers:
  • Historical, political, and institutional origins underpin Burundi’s fragility and weak economic performance.
  • The 2015 crisis further fragilized the economy.
• Policy and planning response:
  • Authorities developed and adopted in 2018 a 10-year National development plan.
• Competitiveness bottlenecks:
  • Climate shocks.
  • Energy and water constraints.
  • Public management inefficiencies.
• Development priorities:
  • Investing in the country's long-term peacebuilding is key to moving out of fragility.
  • Transparency, social equity, and the fight against corruption are identified as major actions needed to ensure political stabilization.
  • Special attention should be devoted to building a stronger and more resilient economy.

Policy recommendations and priorities

• Focus on long-term peacebuilding investments to address fragility.
• Strengthen transparency mechanisms across public institutions.
• Promote social equity measures to support stabilization and inclusion.
• Intensify anti-corruption efforts as part of political stabilization.
• Address competitiveness bottlenecks by:
  • Enhancing resilience to climate shocks.
  • Alleviating energy and water constraints.
  • Improving public management efficiency.

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• Burundi: Selected Issues; IMF Country Report No. 22/258; July 7, 2022
  • Burundi: Selected Issues; IMF Country Report No. 22/258; July 7, 2022 (Markdown version)
  • Burundi: Selected Issues; IMF Country Report No. 22/258; July 7, 2022 (PDF)