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Burundi · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Burundi

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Bujumbura Low income Nation age 64 years (since 1962) i BDI · BI
NationsTree Index 2025 i16.8193rd of 196 Tree height 2025 i2.1 msee ranking Military strength i35percentile
Population i14.4 m77th of 217 Area i27,834 km²143rd of 216 GDP i$3.36 bn177th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$17.96 bn intl.153rd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$1,248 intl.199th of 199 Life expectancy i63.8 years198th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i9
Strength · trunk i28
Quality of life · crown i7
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i23
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i30
CSV

In short

Burundi is 193rd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 16.8 out of 100; its tree is 2.1 m tall.

It has 14.4 million people and an economy of $17.96 bn at purchasing power parity, 153rd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Unemployment (5th of 187), Renewable energy (10th of 212) and CO₂ emissions per person (13th of 203).

Its weakest positions: Internet users (186th of 186), GNI per person (Atlas) (201st of 201) and GDP per person (PPP) (199th of 199).

Over five years it climbed from 194th to 193rd in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 27,834 143rd/216
Land area ikm² 25,680 144th/216
Population ipeople 14.4 m 77th/217
Population growth i% 2.41% 25th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 547.0 21st/216
Urban population i% 25.7% 205th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 44.0% 9th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 2.5% 208th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $3.36 bn 177th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $17.96 bn 153rd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $15.35 bn 153rd/199
GDP per person iUSD $234 210th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $1,248 199th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $240 201st/201
GDP growth i% 4.2% 73rd/210
Inflation i% 34.1% 174th/180
Unemployment i% 0.9% 5th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 42.0% 66th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -3.2% 114th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 34.3% 7th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 18.2% 139th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 13.1% 64th/192
Services i% of GDP 42.1% 179th/200

Trade

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Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 1.9% 100th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 15.2% 118th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 46.0% 34th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 1.9% 108th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 1.3% 144th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -6.4% 156th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.0% 137th/196

Natural resources

64
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 14.0% 35th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 13.96% 3rd/209
Arable land i% of land area 43.7% 10th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 755 143rd/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 299,000 145th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $3.7 m2011
Tourism receipts i% of exports 1.6%2011
Outbound trips idepartures 35,0002001

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 63.8 198th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 47.1 163rd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.08 169th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.72014
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 89% 110th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 9.3%2017
Secondary enrolment i% gross 23.1% 171st/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 9.2% 50th/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 4.8% 203rd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 9.1% 43rd/193
Adult literacy i% 71.3% 78th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 6.4% 145th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.439 187th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 37.52020
Extreme poverty i% of population 74.2%2020

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 20.1% 211th/215
Internet users i% of population 8.6% 186th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 63 188th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.0 202nd/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 1.95 153rd/164
Air passengers carried ipassengers 12,0001998

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.07 13th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 83.0% 10th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 35.7 169th/200
Forest area i% of land area 10.9% 167th/214

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 26.7 188th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 17.0 198th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 35.0 191st/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 44.0 182nd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 40.6 170th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 29.5 183rd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 5.62016

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $226.6 m 123rd/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 3.2% 24th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 14.9% 17th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 31,000 87th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.59% 101st/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 2.0 m2019

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.21%2018
Patent applications by residents iapplications 1 126th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 36 162nd/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Burundi — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/burundi. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Burundi — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/burundi. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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