Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 8:13 PM

SERIAL · 108Africa

Burundi

CapitalGitega

CurrencyBIF · Burundian franc

LanguageFrench, English, Kirundi

Area27,830 km²

Since1962

ISOBDI · BI

Population

14.4Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in East Africa

Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeastern Africa, with a population of over 14 million people. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and southeast, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; Lake Tanganyika lies along its southwestern border. The political capital city is Gitega and the economic capital and largest city is Bujumbura.

Text: Wikipedia — BurundiCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-28

— FACTS —

Capital: Gitega
Currency: Burundian franc (BIF)
Official language: French, English, Kirundi
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +257
Licence plate code: RU
Top-level domain: .bi
Independence / founding: 01 Jul 1962
Highest point: Mount Heha (2,684 m)
Lowest point: Lake Tanganyika (773 m)
Anthem: Burundi Bwacu

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

10.9%% of land area

#163 of 2132023

34% of world average

Forest area

2,796km²

#151 of 2132023

1% of world average

Agricultural land

83.9%% of land area

#3 of 2092023

226% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

51.4%% of land area

#6 of 2062023

369% of world average

Land area

27,830km²

#143 of 2152023

4% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

14.4Mpeople

#77 of 2162025

38% of world average

Population growth

2.4%% per year

#25 of 2162025

244% of world average

Population density

533people per km²

#21 of 2152023

118% of world average

People living in cities

25.7%% of population

#204 of 2162025

41% of world average

Urban population growth

5.8%% per year

#1 of 2162025

379% of world average

People living rurally

74.3%% of population

#13 of 2162025

202% of world average

Population aged 0-14

44.0%% of population

#9 of 2162025

175% of world average

Population aged 15-64

53.5%% of population

#207 of 2162025

83% of world average

Population aged 65+

2.5%% of population

#207 of 2162025

24% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

87.0%% of working-age population

#10 of 2162025

152% of world average

Female population

50.3%% of population

#112 of 2162025

101% of world average

Births per woman

5births per woman

#8 of 2162024

204% of world average

Birth rate

33.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#17 of 2162024

193% of world average

Death rate

6.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#131 of 2162024

87% of world average

Net migration

-34,727people (5-year total)

#189 of 2162025

-31538% of world average

Migrants living in the country

2.8%% of population

#137 of 2152024

21% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$3.36Bcurrent US$

#178 of 2112025

1% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$17.96Bcurrent int'l $

#153 of 1992025

2% of world average

GDP per person

$234current US$

#211 of 2112025

1% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$1,248current int'l $

#199 of 1992025

4% of world average

GDP growth

4.2%% per year

#73 of 2102025

125% of world average

GDP per person growth

1.8%% per year

#127 of 2102025

74% of world average

Gross national income

$3.36Bcurrent US$

#175 of 2042025

1% of world average

Gross national income per person

$240current US$

#203 of 2032025

1% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$1,250current int'l $

#197 of 1972025

4% of world average

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Inflation

34.1%% per year

#183 of 1902025

397% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

18.2%% per year

#195 of 2092025

257% of world average

Real interest rate

-4.9%%

#126 of 1342025

-120% of world average

Lending interest rate

12.4%%

#43 of 1342025

109% of world average

Government revenue

14.2%% of GDP

#127 of 1492021

54% of world average

Government spending

12.3%% of GDP

#136 of 1492021

44% of world average

Government consumption

20.6%% of GDP

#50 of 1812025

118% of world average

Household consumption

51.1%% of GDP

#145 of 1812025

79% of world average

Gross savings

43.1%% of GDP

#6 of 1682025

197% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$35.1Mcurrent US$

#163 of 2012025

0% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

1.0%% of GDP

#141 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.1%% of GDP

#124 of 1792025

5% of world average

Current account balance

-13.7%% of GDP

#172 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$90.3Mcurrent US$

#175 of 1772023

0% of world average

External debt

$1.02Bcurrent US$

#13 of 1212024

1% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

380-100

#96 of 1472020

105% of world average

People below the poverty line

74.2%% of population

#143 of 1472020

580% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

29.9%%

#102 of 1472020

107% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.9%%

#60 of 1472020

104% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$273.1Mcurrent US$

#136 of 1862025

5% of world average

Foreign aid received

18.3%% of GNI

#11 of 1372023

304% of world average

Exchange rate

2,943local currency per US$

#15 of 2112025

203% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

34.3%% of GDP

#7 of 1992025

344% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

18.2%% of GDP

#141 of 2022025

75% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

13.1%% of GDP

#64 of 1952025

119% of world average

Services' share of the economy

42.1%% of GDP

#180 of 2022025

73% of world average

4 of 39 figures unavailable for Burundi.

— TRADE —

Total trade (openness)

45.2%% of GDP

#126 of 2052025

70% of world average

Goods exported

$332.0Mcurrent US$

#174 of 2072025

0% of world average

Goods imported

$1.19Bcurrent US$

#177 of 2072025

1% of world average

Services exported

$148.1Mcurrent US$

#172 of 1912025

0% of world average

Services imported

$406.3Mcurrent US$

#167 of 1912025

1% of world average

Goods and services exported

$555.0Mcurrent US$

#177 of 1912025

0% of world average

Goods and services imported

$1.50Bcurrent US$

#171 of 1912025

1% of world average

High-tech share of exports

1.3%% of manufactured exports

#149 of 1792023

11% of world average

Terms of trade

125index

#32 of 2062024

119% of world average

3 of 12 figures unavailable for Burundi.

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

63.8 yrsyears

#197 of 2162024

86% of world average

Life expectancy, women

65.9 yrsyears

#197 of 2162024

86% of world average

Life expectancy, men

61.8 yrsyears

#196 of 2162024

86% of world average

Infant deaths

30.5 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#152 of 1962024

165% of world average

Deaths under age 5

47.1 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#163 of 1962024

195% of world average

Maternal deaths

392per 100,000 live births

#181 of 1942023

338% of world average

Health spending

9.1%% of GDP

#43 of 1932023

133% of world average

Health spending per person

$28current US$

#186 of 1932023

2% of world average

11 of 19 figures unavailable for Burundi.

— LEARNING —

10 of 10 figures unavailable for Burundi.

— WORK —

Men in the labour force

77.0%% of men aged 15+

#39 of 1862025

110% of world average

Labour force

6.3Mpeople

#75 of 1862025

31% of world average

Working in agriculture

85.3%% of employment

#1 of 1862025

388% of world average

Working in industry

3.1%% of employment

#185 of 1862025

16% of world average

Working in services

11.6%% of employment

#186 of 1862025

20% of world average

Self-employed

84.9%% of employment

#10 of 1862025

219% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

59.2%% of labour force

#163 of 1712020

78% of world average

Employed

77.5%% aged 15+

#10 of 1862025

137% of world average

4 of 12 figures unavailable for Burundi.

— CONNECTED —

People online

8.6%% of population

#206 of 2072024

12% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

63per 100 people

#188 of 2102023

55% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

0per 100 people

#202 of 2082023

0% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

0per 100 people

#195 of 2132023

1% of world average

Access to electricity

20.1%% of population

#210 of 2142024

23% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

0.1%% of population

#188 of 1892023

0% of world average

Air passengers carried

12,000passengers

not enough data to rank1998

0% of world average

Air freight

0million tonne-km

not enough data to rank1987

0% of world average

Research and development spending

0.2%% of GDP

#91 of 1272018

22% of world average

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Patent applications by residents

2count

#129 of 1422020

0% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

36count

#162 of 1972023

0% of world average

Tourists arriving

299,000count

#145 of 1942017

6% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$3.7Mcurrent US$

not enough data to rank2011

0% of world average

5 of 18 figures unavailable for Burundi.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

0tonnes per person

#13 of 2032024

2% of world average

Carbon emissions

1Mt CO2

#42 of 2032024

1% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

8Mt CO2-equivalent

#59 of 2032024

3% of world average

Protected land

7.6%% of land area

#171 of 2132025

40% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

2.8%% of internal resources

#53 of 1772022

2% of world average

Renewable water available per person

755m³ per person

#143 of 1832022

5% of world average

Renewable energy use

83.0%% of final energy consumption

#10 of 2122022

286% of world average

Electricity from renewables

61.3%% of total

#54 of 2062021

177% of world average

Electricity from fossil fuels

38.7%% of total

#69 of 2092021

65% of world average

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Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#57 of 2082021

0% of world average

2 of 12 figures unavailable for Burundi.

— STATE —

Military spending

3.8%% of GDP

#17 of 1562024

171% of world average

Military spending

$171.8Mcurrent US$

#130 of 1602024

1% of world average

Military spending

12.5%% of government spending

#23 of 1532024

169% of world average

Armed forces personnel

31,000people

#87 of 1702020

19% of world average

Armed forces

0.6%% of labour force

#101 of 1682020

47% of world average

Tax revenue

12.7%% of GDP

#106 of 1492021

76% of world average

Homicides

6per 100,000 people

#107 of 1582016

72% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Burundi.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

No anthem audio available

Capital time

--:--:--Gitega · approx. UTC+2

Neighbours

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Rwanda

Tanzania

Landmarks

No landmark photos on file for Burundi yet

People

Pierre NkurunzizaPresident of Burundi from 2005 to 2020

Évariste Ndayishimiyepresident of Burundi

Sylvie KinigiBurundian politician

Melchior NdadayePresident of Burundi (1953–1993)

Pierre BuyoyaBurundian politician, former president of Burundi (1949–2020)

Michel MicomberoPresident of Burundi (1940-1983)

Jean-Baptiste BagazaPresident of Burundi (1946-2016)

Cyprien Ntaryamira5th President of Burundi (1955–1994)

Domitien NdayizeyePresident of Burundi

History

01 Jul 1962Burundi — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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2026

Population14.4M2025

GDP$3.36B2025

GDP per person$2342025