Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income
Burundi: key statistics
Burundi has 14.4m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $234. Below: 74 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Gitega
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Currency
- Burundian franc BIF
- Languages
- French, English, Kirundi
- ISO codes
- BIBDI
- Land neighbours
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania
Population14.4m2025 · rank 77 of 217GDP$3.4bn2025 · rank 178 of 211GDP per capita$2342025 · rank 211 of 211Life expectancy63.8 yrs2024 · rank 198 of 217Internet users8.6%2024 · rank 188 of 188Fertility4.792024 · rank 8 of 217CO₂ per person0.07 t2024 · rank 191 of 203Inflation34.1%2025 · rank 7 of 180
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Burundi, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 14.4m | 2025 | 77/217 | 27/48 | +30% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 2.41% | 2025 | 25/217 | 16/48 | +0.1 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 25.7% | 2025 | 205/217 | 44/48 | +11.0 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 4.79 | 2024 | 8/217 | 8/48 | −17% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 2.5% | 2025 | 208/217 | 43/48 | +0.3 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 44.0% | 2025 | 9/217 | 9/48 | −3.1 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 547.0 | 2024 | 21/216 | 3/48 | +30% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 33.2 | 2024 | 17/217 | 15/48 | −23% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 27,834 km² | 2024 | 143/216 | 40/48 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $3.4bn | 2025 | 178/211 | 38/46 | +20% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $234 | 2025 | 211/211 | 46/46 | −8.1% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $1,248 | 2025 | 199/199 | 46/46 | +73% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $240 | 2025 | 201/201 | 46/46 | ±0.0% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 4.2% | 2025 | 73/210 | 25/46 | +4.6 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.8% | 2025 | 128/210 | 28/46 | +4.4 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 34.3% | 2025 | 7/198 | 5/45 | −1.0 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 18.2% | 2025 | 139/201 | 34/45 | +2.8 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 42.1% | 2025 | 180/201 | 32/45 | −1.4 pp | 63.3% | |
| Savings | 43.1% | 2025 | 6/163 | 1/39 | +40.1 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 34.1% | 2025 | 7/180 | 4/44 | +28.6 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | -4.9% | 2025 | 128/136 | 34/36 | −13.8 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 12.4% | 2025 | 43/136 | 18/36 | −3.0 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 2,943.14 | 2025 | 14/210 | 4/47 | +87% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 12.7% | 2021 | 101/142 | 17/32 | −2.9 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 12.3% | 2021 | 131/142 | 26/32 | −7.7 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 47.1% | 2024 | 50/119 | 17/43 | +21.5 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 3.24% | 2025 | 24/156 | 4/45 | +1.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current account | -13.7% | 2025 | 166/185 | 38/42 | −0.9 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 1.0% | 2025 | 137/197 | 37/46 | +0.8 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 8.1% | 2025 | 37/178 | 10/41 | +6.3 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 299,000 | 2017 | 147/196 | 24/42 | +56% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 0.9% | 2025 | 183/187 | 46/47 | −0.5 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 1.7% | 2025 | 183/187 | 45/47 | −1.0 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 78.3% | 2025 | 14/187 | 8/47 | −1.2 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 79.5% | 2025 | 5/187 | 4/47 | −1.3 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $622m | 2023 | 56/145 | 27/48 | +11% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 18.3% | 2023 | 11/139 | 3/47 | −4.5 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $45.4 | 2023 | 92/145 | 36/48 | −15% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 74.2% | 2020 | 5/151 | 5/44 | −7.3 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 87.2% | 2020 | 5/151 | 5/44 | −3.8 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 51.0% | 2020 | 16/145 | 13/45 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 37.5 | 2020 | 56/151 | 26/44 | +12% | — | |
| Women in parliament | 39.6% | 2025 | 30/190 | 7/46 | +3.3 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 71.3% | 2020 | 113/141 | 20/41 | +23.3 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 66.1% | 2020 | 114/147 | 18/41 | +23.0 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 100.6% | 2025 | 92/191 | 19/41 | −15.6 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 23.1% | 2025 | 174/176 | 32/34 | −20.8 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 6.4% | 2025 | 161/172 | 25/34 | +1.1 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 47.6% | 2020 | 165/168 | 34/36 | −4.9 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 42.5 | 2018 | 14/173 | 12/40 | −18% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.5% | 2025 | 77/184 | 12/43 | −1.9 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 63.8 yrs | 2024 | 198/217 | 30/48 | +6.8% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 30.5 | 2024 | 45/196 | 35/48 | −31% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 47.1 | 2024 | 34/196 | 28/48 | −33% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 392 | 2023 | 14/194 | 13/48 | −29% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 9.1% | 2023 | 43/193 | 6/48 | +0.5 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $28.1 | 2023 | 186/193 | 42/48 | +39% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.08 | 2022 | 175/180 | 42/46 | +59% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 86% | 2024 | 122/193 | 19/48 | −8.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.8% | 2024 | 47/153 | 31/44 | −0.6 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 52.8% | 2024 | 1/154 | 1/46 | +0.8 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 65.9% | 2024 | 190/206 | 31/46 | +5.9 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 44.6% | 2024 | 175/203 | 21/46 | −0.4 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 8.6% | 2024 | 188/188 | 46/46 | +7.6 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 63.2 | 2023 | 188/210 | 38/48 | +160% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 0.0 | 2023 | 202/208 | 43/48 | +38% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 20.1% | 2024 | 211/215 | 44/48 | +13.1 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 0.0% | 2024 | 191/192 | 47/48 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.07 t | 2024 | 191/203 | 44/47 | +84% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 83.0% | 2022 | 10/212 | 10/48 | −8.7 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 61.3% | 2021 | 54/206 | 18/48 | −30.5 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 10.9% | 2024 | 167/214 | 40/48 | +0.7 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 43.7% | 2024 | 10/206 | 4/48 | +1.6 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 2.8% | 2022 | 125/177 | 25/47 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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