What is the price of plantains in Burundi?

As of January 2022, plantains in Burundi is US$ 0.46 per kg (1,275 BIF), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much plantain did Burundi export in 2022?

Burundi exported 78 tonnes of plantains in 2022.

What was Burundi's world rank in plantain exports?

Burundi ranked #56 out of 104 plantain exporters.

How did Burundi's plantain exports change year-on-year?

Plantain exports from Burundi decreased by 21.7% year-on-year.

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Plantains Prices in Burundi

US$ 0.46 / kg

1,275 BIF / kg

MoM ▲ 1,878.5% YoY ▲ 1,878.5%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2022

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (BIF)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	0.46	1,275	▲ 1,878.5%	▲ 1,878.5%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the plantains price in Burundi available is US$ 0.46 per kg (1,275 BIF), up 1,878.5% year-on-year.

In 2022, Burundi exported 78 tonnes of plantains valued at US$35,692, ranking #56 out of 104 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. The country's plantain exports decreased by 21.7% year-on-year. The latest export unit value is US$0.459 per kg. Burundi is a net exporter of plantains.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - plantains in Burundi

Exports UN Comtrade · 2022

In 2022, Burundi exported $35.7K (77.8 t) of plantains▼ 21.7% YoY. That ranks #56 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$35.7K

Export value

77.8 t

Export volume

#56 / 104

World rank

Global share

$0.46

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top plantains exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2022

#1 Ecuador $171.2M · 20.8%
#2 Guatemala $167.4M · 20.3%
#3 Colombia $140.5M · 17.1%
#4 Netherlands $82.1M · 10%
#5 US $36.5M · 4.4%

Annual export data Burundi · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2022	$35.7K	77.8 t	$0.46
2021	$45.6K	2 kt	$0.02
2020	$418	0.4 t	$1.04

HS Code

plantains is traded under Harmonized System code 0803.10. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

Burundi plantains - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Burundi shipped 24 tonnes of plantains. For 2019 alone, the market for Burundi plantains (vegetables category) has gone down, with a change of -4 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, plantains' exports went up by 500 percent earning the exporter US$0.02m for the year 2019. Burundi's plantains exports are categorised as:

Fresh or dried plantains (HS code 080310)

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Burundi plantains export values

In 2019, Burundi supplied plantains costing 0.02m USD, an increase of 566.67% from 2018's total plantains export of 0.003m USD. The yearly growth in value of Burundi plantains between 2017 to 2018 was 200 pc.

The per year change in the volume of Burundi's plantains exports between 2017 and 2019 was 500 percent compared to a variation of -4% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Burundi plantains ( in '000$ )

Burundi's best performing destinations for plantains are Tanzania, DRC Congo and Rwanda.

Burundi imported 0 tonnes of plantains in 2019.

Production

The production of plantains in Burundi was 690,102 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of -15.64%. The country had an estimated 49,936.00 hectares under plantains cultivation.

Plantains Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest plantains prices in other Africa countries:

Ghana$0.40/kg Nigeria$1.13/kg Uganda$0.61/kg Zambia$0.14/kg Gabon$1.30/kg Benin$0.78/kg Botswana$10.72/kg Central African Republic$0.65/kg South Africa$0.65/kg Ethiopia$0.25/kg Ivory Coast$0.08/kg Tanzania$0.23/kg Guinea$0.13/kg Kenya$0.30/kg Rwanda$0.20/kg

Other Vegetables Prices in Burundi

Latest prices for other vegetables in Burundi:

Onions$0.79/kg Cabbages$0.20/kg Cauliflowers and broccoli$1.95/kg Beets$0.77/kg Peppers (various types)$2.24/kg Arugula$0.34/kg

Fr: Burundi Plantains prix

Scientific name: Plantago varia

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