← All countries Africa

🇧🇮 Burundi

Republic of Burundi

BDI BI Fr Burundian franc (BIF)

Every statistic we track for Burundi — 77 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$1,031

#191 of 191

Life expectancy

59.8 yrs

#167 of 188

Liberal democracy

0.06

#159 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Current Account Balance -5.5% #145/190 2026
Exchange Rate (per US$) 2,885.3 #13/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #79/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -2.5% #81/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 8.1 #152/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 15.4 #157/191 2026
GDP per Capita 546 #188/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 717 #164/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 1,031 #191/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 2.9% #78/184 2019
Government Debt 37% #136/185 2026
Income per Person 571 #182/183 2018
Income per Person 570.8 #182/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 14.5% #12/191 2026
Real GDP Growth 3.8% #57/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #148/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 9,177,077,459 #152/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 4.8 #8/217 2024
Internally Displaced People 6,815 #37/38 2025
Median Age 16.6 #228/235 2026
Population 8.9 #93/229 2013
Population 14.9 #73/191 2026
Population Density 567.6 #24/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 318,291 #15/195 2025
Urban Population 24.8% #201/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 11.6% #213/214 2023
Internet Users 8.6% #182/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 56.3 #194/209 2022

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 4.7% #193/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 3.7 #123/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 4.7 #34/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 8.4% #55/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 34.2% #126/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 31.5 #42/191 2023
Life Expectancy 59.8 #167/188 2013
Life Expectancy 64 #165/186 2020
Suicide Rate 14.8 #27/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 10.9% #134/167 2022
Universal Health Coverage Index 48 #168/195 2023

🎓 Education

Mean Years of Schooling 5.1 #136/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.1 #191/203 2024
Renewable Electricity 75.5% #36/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.3 #157/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.1 #149/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -1.5 #182/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 17 #165/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 17 #164/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #157/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #164/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #145/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #8/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 14 #171/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.2 #156/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.7 #124/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -1 #168/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.1 #165/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #159/179 2025
Military Spending 3.2% #20/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #130/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.8 #21/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 51.8 #105/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.1 #165/179 2025
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -1.5 #172/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 46.1 #116/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 1.6 #137/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 12.3 #98/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.2 #158/193 2025
INFORM Risk Index 6.4 #21/191 2025
World Risk Index 3 #120/193 2025

😊 Wellbeing

Human Development Index 0.4 #187/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 3.6% #140/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 91.1% #25/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 87.5% #32/143 2018
Trust in parliament 6.5 #9/151 2017
Trust in Science 45.7% #141/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 40.5% #135/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 6.2 #20/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.