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Retail prices of staple foods collected every month on the country's markets and published by the World Food Programme. Only prices validated by the platform are released.

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Median prices of staple foods, July 2026

National median of retail prices collected on the country's markets, in Burundian francs per kilogram.

White maize 1 450 BIF/kg +6,4 % over one month −6,6 % over one year July 2026 29 markets reported this month Maize flour 2 000 BIF/kg +8,8 % over one month +1,8 % over one year July 2026 26 markets reported this month Yellow beans 2 867 BIF/kg +5,5 % over one month n.a. over one year July 2026 29 markets reported this month Cassava flour 1 567 BIF/kg −2,3 % over one month −4,8 % over one year July 2026 29 markets reported this month

Source: Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM), 29 markets surveyed in July 2026

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White maize

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National median price
1 450BIF/kg
July 2026 Provisional
Over one month
+6,4 %
compared with June 2026
Over one year
−6,6 %
compared with July 2025
Spread between markets
1 300 to 1 700
Range of the middle half of markets. From 1 000 to 2 500 depending on the market.

29 markets surveyed in July 2026

White maize: 1 450 BIF/kg in July 2026

National median retail price and spread between markets (quartiles), by month

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Period Median (BIF/kg) 1st quartile 3rd quartile Markets
Jul 2026 1 450 1 300 1 700 29
Jun 2026 1 363 1 256 1 549 70
May 2026 1 356 1 233 1 500 70
Apr 2026 1 233 1 095 1 500 69
Mar 2026 1 392 1 206 1 588 69
Feb 2026 1 759 1 546 1 959 69
Jan 2026 1 905 1 735 2 147 67
Dec 2025 1 808 1 700 2 000 70
Nov 2025 1 735 1 587 1 913 70
Oct 2025 1 719 1 602 1 912 70
Sep 2025 1 620 1 528 1 730 70
Aug 2025 1 550 1 433 1 783 69
Jul 2025 1 553 1 471 1 700 69
Jun 2025 1 530 1 434 1 637 70
May 2025 1 316 1 206 1 523 70
Apr 2025 1 401 1 248 1 572 70
Mar 2025 1 379 1 252 1 637 70
Feb 2025 1 922 1 667 2 232 69
Jan 2025 2 324 2 125 2 554 68
Dec 2024 2 495 2 275 2 699 68
Nov 2024 2 231 2 062 2 383 69
Oct 2024 1 953 1 861 2 106 69
Sep 2024 1 806 1 727 1 987 69
Aug 2024 1 673 1 600 1 818 69
Jul 2024 1 500 1 362 1 650 69
Jun 2024 1 390 1 226 1 525 70
May 2024 1 263 1 159 1 463 70
Apr 2024 1 342 1 200 1 600 68
Mar 2024 1 442 1 326 1 623 70
Feb 2024 1 549 1 427 1 716 68
Jan 2024 1 820 1 666 1 938 69
Dec 2023 1 967 1 700 2 000 55
Nov 2023 1 900 1 800 2 100 67
Oct 2023 1 956 1 765 2 056 68
Sep 2023 1 926 1 787 1 995 68
Aug 2023 1 778 1 673 1 893 68
Jul 2023 1 717 1 562 1 812 69
Jun 2023 1 594 1 494 1 739 69
May 2023 1 519 1 422 1 697 70
Apr 2023 1 531 1 391 1 693 70
Mar 2023 1 734 1 616 1 932 70
Feb 2023 1 752 1 535 1 999 70
Jan 2023 2 000 1 600 2 108 28
Dec 2022 2 000 1 748 2 100 70
Nov 2022 1 975 1 775 2 076 69
Oct 2022 1 666 1 561 1 830 70
Sep 2022 1 516 1 401 1 575 69
Aug 2022 1 400 1 307 1 471 69
Jul 2022 1 300 1 200 1 400 23
Jun 2022 1 057 988 1 163 32
May 2022 975 900 1 100 69
Apr 2022 871 800 1 000 69
Mar 2022 863 719 975 70
Feb 2022 972 800 1 200 69
Jan 2022 1 100 1 000 1 216 66
Dec 2021 1 200 1 200 1 200 1
Nov 2021 1 292 1 292 1 292 1
Oct 2021 1 045 950 1 100 56
Sep 2021 994 881 1 081 18
Aug 2021 883 883 883 1
Jul 2021 883 883 883 1
Jun 2021 617 617 617 1
May 2021 700 680 766 51
Apr 2021 698 660 772 64
Mar 2021 715 682 817 65
Feb 2021 900 800 985 64
Jan 2021 975 870 1 042 63
Dec 2020 988 900 1 067 59
Nov 2020 950 875 1 046 61
Oct 2020 833 773 950 45
Sep 2020 813 764 915 63
Aug 2020 800 708 871 62
Jul 2020 745 688 802 64
Jun 2020 700 633 800 65
Mar 2020 637 581 727 64
Feb 2020 780 578 917 63
Jan 2020 1 140 1 033 1 296 58
Dec 2019 1 154 1 100 1 227 64
Oct 2019 958 867 1 038 60
Aug 2019 758 700 800 61
Jul 2019 876 795 967 63
Jun 2019 583 519 633 60
May 2019 533 475 600 62
Mar 2019 550 464 690 63
Feb 2019 683 609 764 63
Jan 2019 775 670 867 61
Dec 2018 775 667 838 59
Nov 2018 692 633 758 61
Oct 2018 628 549 685 60
Sep 2018 600 514 663 61
Aug 2018 573 508 650 62
Jul 2018 550 515 633 63
Jun 2018 550 500 620 62
May 2018 543 475 617 63
Apr 2018 519 470 637 43
Mar 2018 550 502 704 42
Feb 2018 700 597 800 43
Jan 2018 867 833 900 44
Dec 2017 983 950 1 020 33
Nov 2017 1 075 1 000 1 147 39
Oct 2017 1 159 1 113 1 225 41
Sep 2017 1 100 1 035 1 179 43
Aug 2017 1 125 1 044 1 200 47
Jul 2017 1 088 996 1 180 45
Jun 2017 1 100 992 1 200 47
May 2017 1 067 967 1 113 47
Apr 2017 1 000 900 1 129 51
Mar 2017 1 000 850 1 167 53
Feb 2017 1 159 1 050 1 278 47
Jan 2017 1 225 1 160 1 300 42
Dec 2016 1 217 1 200 1 308 53
Nov 2016 1 110 1 033 1 175 53
Oct 2016 965 838 1 052 56
Sep 2016 861 782 921 19
Aug 2016 785 650 839 20
Jul 2016 664 632 733 20
Jun 2016 578 535 622 22
May 2016 580 465 605 22
Apr 2016 498 442 586 22
Mar 2016 534 477 681 22
Feb 2016 788 623 846 19
Jan 2016 899 794 904 19
Dec 2015 900 827 937 19
Nov 2015 820 761 889 20
Oct 2015 712 652 747 23
Sep 2015 600 574 613 21
Aug 2015 546 500 600 21
Jul 2015 500 458 532 23
Jun 2015 458 411 510 24
May 2015 411 376 500 24
Apr 2015 386 347 462 24
Mar 2015 399 330 446 24
Feb 2015 438 375 496 23
Jan 2015 512 463 582 21
Dec 2014 599 555 657 21
Nov 2014 613 528 678 22
Oct 2014 664 533 768 24
Sep 2014 695 457 727 10
Aug 2014 725 716 749 6
Jul 2014 746 703 763 6
Jun 2014 736 699 750 6
Apr 2014 746 690 755 6
Mar 2014 717 684 729 5
Feb 2014 717 667 749 6
Jan 2014 758 752 771 6
Nov 2013 704 663 775 6
Oct 2013 705 663 796 6
Sep 2013 669 650 710 4
Aug 2013 650 613 650 6
Jul 2013 600 563 626 6
Jun 2013 600 554 600 6
May 2013 575 550 611 6
Apr 2013 666 609 741 6
Mar 2013 638 619 725 6
Feb 2013 731 660 763 6
Jan 2013 815 733 838 6
Dec 2012 795 737 832 6
Nov 2012 732 631 870 6
Oct 2012 613 600 679 6
Sep 2012 600 585 643 6
Aug 2012 617 600 638 6
Jul 2012 632 606 640 6
Jun 2012 624 600 649 6
May 2012 600 540 656 6
Apr 2012 619 560 666 6
Mar 2012 550 500 600 4
Feb 2012 563 520 609 4
Jan 2012 575 573 633 3
Dec 2011 556 538 641 4
Nov 2011 543 505 630 4
Oct 2011 525 500 613 4
Sep 2011 525 500 563 4
Aug 2011 579 525 594 4
Jul 2011 538 500 590 4
Jun 2011 550 525 575 2
May 2011 488 419 494 3
Apr 2011 488 419 544 3
Mar 2011 463 397 622 4
Feb 2011 496 468 600 4
Jan 2011 432 400 597 4
Dec 2010 500 500 500 1
Nov 2010 500 500 500 1
Oct 2010 524 524 524 1
Sep 2010 463 463 463 1
Aug 2010 458 458 458 1
Jul 2010 400 375 420 3
Jun 2010 380 365 403 3
May 2010 400 375 400 3
Apr 2010 414 400 470 4
Mar 2010 500 425 600 5
Feb 2010 600 550 680 5
Jan 2010 632 568 667 4
Dec 2009 600 600 600 1
Nov 2009 575 575 575 1
Oct 2009 500 500 500 1
Sep 2009 475 475 475 1
Aug 2009 463 463 463 1
Jul 2009 350 350 350 1
Jun 2009 400 400 400 1
May 2009 364 339 391 4
Apr 2009 400 386 425 3
Mar 2009 396 341 436 4
Feb 2009 413 344 463 4
Jan 2009 463 463 463 1
Oct 2008 475 475 475 1
Sep 2008 475 475 475 1
Aug 2008 450 450 450 1
Jul 2008 450 450 450 1
Jun 2008 375 375 375 1
May 2008 375 375 375 1
Apr 2008 375 375 375 1
Mar 2008 350 350 350 1
Feb 2008 350 350 350 1
Jan 2008 350 350 350 1
Dec 2007 350 350 350 1
Nov 2007 350 350 350 1
Oct 2007 350 350 350 1
Sep 2007 350 350 350 1
Aug 2007 350 350 350 1
Jul 2007 300 300 300 1
Jun 2007 350 350 350 1
May 2007 350 350 350 1
Apr 2007 350 350 350 1
Mar 2007 350 350 350 1
Feb 2007 350 350 350 1
Jan 2007 350 350 350 1

Source : Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM), WFP food prices for Burundi (HDX) Latest month provisional, dotted.

Seasonal context

Through the year

Prices follow the farming calendar: they fall after harvests and rise during the lean seasons.

On average over 10 years, the price is highest in December (+21,1 %) and lowest in April (−18,7 %), once the underlying price increase is removed.

Burundi farming calendar

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Harvests
Lean season
  • Season A: planting from September to November, harvests from December to February.
  • Season B: planting from February to March, harvests from June to July.
  • Season C (marshlands): planting from June to August, harvests from September.
Burundi seasonal calendar (FEWS NET)

White maize: highest price in December, lowest in April

Average gap between the national median price and its trend (twelve-month moving average), by month, 2016 to 2026

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Month Average seasonal gap
January +16,0 %
February +0,2 %
March −15,2 %
April −18,7 %
May −17,7 %
June −14,2 %
July −5,6 %
August −2,3 %
September +3,5 %
October +10,9 %
November +19,6 %
December +21,1 %

Source : Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM), WFP food prices for Burundi (HDX)

Markets

Prices by market, July 2026

70 markets placed on the map: those whose latest price is from this month or the two previous months. Colour: gap to the national median price of the same month.

Prices by market, July 2026

Gap to the national median price from cheapest to most expensive

  1. 15 % or more below
  2. 15 to 5 % below
  3. Within 5 % of the median
  4. 5 to 15 % above
  5. 15 % or more above
  • Older latest price
Reading the map Markets cheaper than the national median: 27. Close to the median: 19. More expensive: 24.

Median price by province, July 2026

Province Median (BIF/kg) Markets
Buhumuza 1 150 6
Bujumbura 1 700 11
Burunga 1 600 5
Butanyerera 1 200 3
Gitega 1 350 4

In BIF/kg, markets reported that month.

White maize

Latest price by market

Click a column header to sort. Year on year: gap to the same market's price twelve months earlier. Gap: to the national median price of the same month.

Market Province Month Price (BIF/kg) Year on year Gap to median
Bandaga Matongo Butanyerera Jun 2026 1 333 −7,8 % −2,1 %
Biyogwa Butaganzwa1 Buhumuza Mar 2020 600 n.a. n.a.
Biyorwa Butaganzwa1 Buhumuza Jun 2026 1 475 +5,8 % +8,3 %
Bubanza Bujumbura Jul 2026 1 700 +15,6 % +17,2 %
Buhiga Gitega Jul 2026 1 100 −16,9 % −24,1 %
Bujumbura Ntahangwa Bujumbura Mar 2019 877 +4,0 % n.a.
Bukeye Gitega Jul 2026 1 400 −6,7 % −3,4 %
Bukirasazi Gitega Jun 2026 1 125 −8,1 % −17,4 %
Burambi Burunga Jun 2026 1 717 −3,1 % +26,0 %
Bururi Burunga Jul 2026 1 700 −9,2 % +17,2 %
Busoni Butanyerera Jun 2026 1 500 −8,3 % +10,1 %
Buyengero Burunga Jun 2026 1 892 +1,2 % +38,8 %
Cankuzo Buhumuza Jun 2026 2 000 +37,0 % +46,8 %
Chez Siyoni Ntahangwa Bujumbura Jul 2026 1 800 −15,3 % +24,1 %
Cibitoke Rugombo Bujumbura Jul 2026 1 500 +7,1 % +3,4 %
Gasenyi Buganda Bujumbura Jul 2026 1 500 −1,5 % +3,4 %
Gasorwe Buhumuza Jun 2026 1 325 −18,6 % −2,8 %
Gatabo Kiganda Gitega Jun 2026 1 267 −9,4 % −7,0 %
Gihamagara Itaba Gitega Jun 2026 1 000 −25,7 % −26,6 %
Giharo Burunga Jul 2026 1 450 −1,4 % 0,0 %
Gihogazi Gitega Jun 2026 1 133 −15,5 % −16,8 %
Gisuru Buhumuza Jun 2026 1 283 −22,2 % −5,8 %
Gitaza Muhuta Bujumbura Jun 2026 1 767 +0,9 % +29,7 %
Gitega Itaba Gitega Jun 2026 1 267 −5,6 % −7,0 %
Giteranyi Buhumuza Jun 2026 1 575 +0,8 % +15,6 %
Gitobe Butanyerera Jun 2026 1 489 −2,9 % +9,3 %
Jene Kabarore Butanyerera Jul 2026 1 200 −15,7 % −17,2 %
Kamenge Ntahangwa Bujumbura Jul 2026 1 900 0,0 % +31,0 %
Kanyosha Muha Bujumbura Jul 2026 1 800 0,0 % +24,1 %
Kayanza Butanyerera Jul 2026 1 500 +3,2 % +3,4 %
Kayero Mpinga-Kayove Burunga Jun 2026 1 278 −18,5 % −6,2 %
Kayogoro Burunga Jun 2026 1 375 +1,9 % +0,9 %
Kayongozi Bweru Buhumuza Jul 2026 1 300 −6,6 % −10,3 %
Kigamba Buhumuza Jul 2026 1 400 −10,6 % −3,4 %
Kinama Mubimbi Bujumbura Jun 2026 1 450 −1,9 % +6,4 %
Kinyinya Buhumuza Jun 2026 1 139 −9,1 % −16,4 %
Kirehe Buhinyuza Buhumuza Jul 2026 1 050 −38,2 % −27,6 %
Kirundo Butanyerera Jun 2026 1 511 −7,5 % +10,9 %
Kivyuka Musigati Bujumbura Jul 2026 1 700 0,0 % +17,2 %
Kobero Butihinda Buhumuza Jun 2026 1 250 −25,0 % −8,3 %
Mabanda Burunga Jun 2026 1 450 −5,4 % +6,4 %
Mabayi Bujumbura Jul 2026 2 500 +25,0 % +72,4 %
Makamba Burunga Jun 2026 1 400 −3,3 % +2,8 %
Marangara Butanyerera Jul 2026 1 200 −19,2 % −17,2 %
Masanganzira Kiremba Buhumuza Jun 2026 1 292 −16,7 % −5,2 %
Matana Burunga Jul 2026 1 400 −16,0 % −3,4 %
Mihigo Busiga Butanyerera Jun 2026 1 183 −23,8 % −13,2 %
Mishiha Buhumuza Jul 2026 1 250 −26,5 % −13,8 %
Muhanga Butanyerera Jun 2026 1 188 −11,2 % −12,8 %
Mukenke Bwambarangwe Butanyerera Jun 2026 1 625 +30,3 % +19,3 %
Muramvya Gitega Jul 2026 1 400 −12,9 % −3,4 %
Musenyi Mpanda Bujumbura Jul 2026 1 500 −18,9 % +3,4 %
Mutaho Gitega Jun 2026 1 050 −22,4 % −22,9 %
Muyange Nyanza-Lac Burunga Jun 2026 1 550 −9,3 % +13,8 %
Muyinga Buhumuza Jun 2026 1 292 −14,5 % −5,2 %
Muzinda Rugazi Bujumbura Jun 2026 1 706 −4,3 % +25,2 %
Mwakiro Buhumuza Jul 2026 1 000 −25,8 % −31,0 %
Mwaro Kayokwe Gitega Jun 2026 1 322 −11,6 % −3,0 %
Ngozi Butanyerera Jun 2026 1 300 −8,6 % −4,6 %
Nyabihanga Gitega Jun 2026 1 300 −8,6 % −4,6 %
Nyabikere Gitega Jun 2026 1 075 −17,2 % −21,1 %
Nyagasasa Mugamba Burunga Jul 2026 1 600 −3,0 % +10,3 %
Rubaho Giharo Burunga Jun 2026 1 200 −16,3 % −11,9 %
Rugombo Bujumbura Jul 2026 1 300 −21,2 % −10,3 %
Ruhehe Bugabira Butanyerera Jun 2026 1 317 −17,5 % −3,4 %
Rumonge Burunga Jul 2026 1 600 −5,7 % +10,3 %
Rusaka Gitega Jun 2026 1 333 −2,4 % −2,1 %
Rutana Burunga Jun 2026 1 350 −11,9 % −0,9 %
Ruyigi Buhumuza Jun 2026 1 278 −22,0 % −6,2 %
Rwibaga Mugongomanga Bujumbura Jul 2026 1 800 −7,7 % +24,1 %
Twinkwavu Cendajuru Buhumuza Jul 2026 1 000 −34,8 % −31,0 %
Wimpfizi Bisoro Gitega Jul 2026 1 300 −11,4 % −10,3 %

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Source

Publisher
Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM)
Licence
CC BY-IGO licence: free reuse with attribution.

Data retrieved on 28 September 2026, validated on 28 September 2026

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White maize, all markets and all months All monitored commodities

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Method

Retail prices in Burundian francs per kilogram. The national median price for a month is the median of the prices of all markets reported that month; the World Food Programme dates its records on the 15th of the month.

The latest month is provisional (dotted line): the publisher may complete or correct its records the following month.

The publisher assigns each market to the former division (province and commune). The new province is derived from the market's position within the province boundaries.

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