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Burundi vs South Africa

Burundi and South Africa side by side across 202 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$8.14B vs $479.96BBurundi vs South Africa
GDP per Capita$546 vs $7,503Burundi vs South Africa
Population14.39M vs 64.75MBurundi vs South Africa

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Indicator Burundi South AfricaPeriod
GDPEconomy$8.14B$479.96B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$546$7,5032026
Inflation RateEconomy14.5%5%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy7%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy2,984.43 LCU/USD16.37 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-2.5%-4.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy0.9%32.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy37%78.9%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$8.16B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy3.8%1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$240$6,2702025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$1,250$15,6002025
GDP (PPP)Economy$17.96B$1.03T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy34.3%2.8%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy18.2%24.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy13.1%12.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy42.1%63.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy13.9%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$273.06M$1B2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy8.1%0.2%2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy47.1%44.8%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$90.35M$76.02B2023/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy38.5%89.4%2025/2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy12.7%25.9%2021/2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy78.3%55.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy79.5%49.9%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy37.554.12020/2022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy74.2%17.4%2020/2022
Account OwnershipEconomy7.1%81.1%2014/2024 ⚠
Youth NEET RateEconomy11.2%34.6%2020/2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy3.8%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy60.9%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy18.2%2.8%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$3.7M$2.72B2011/2020 ⚠
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy299K3.89M2017/2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy-5.5%-0.9%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$31.71M$2.47B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy0.7%0.6%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy17.5%27.2%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy22.3%33%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy1.7%60.1%2020/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy25.651.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy14%7.3%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0.4%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%3.8%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy18.3%0.4%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$45$242023
Lending Interest RateEconomy12.4%10.7%2025
Real Interest RateEconomy-4.9%7.7%2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy43.1%12.9%2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$151$5,5212021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy85.3%5.4%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy3.1%20.8%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy11.6%73.8%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy83.7%11.7%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy51.1%65.8%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.1%3.7%2020/2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy3.282022/2024
ATMs per 100,000Economy1.6462022/2024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy1.8%-0%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy1.2%5.7%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy87.2%30.2%2020/2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy97.4%59.6%2020/2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$134.18B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$126.02B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8420.5532024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4430.1452024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade39.12021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.9%8.2%2023/2025
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade15.2%38.3%2023/2025
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade46%12.8%2023/2025
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade1.3%5.7%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade31.4%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade29.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.4390.7412023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5010.3882023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.2860.4762023
PopulationDemographics14.39M64.75M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.4%1.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics63.8 years66.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics16.6 years28.9 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.792.212024
Rural PopulationDemographics74.3%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics44%25.7%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics25.7%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics567.6/km²53.6/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics3217.82026
Death RateDemographics6.589.312026
Net Migration RateDemographics-2.382.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics65.9 years69.8 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics61.8 years62.8 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics5.8%1.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth30.524.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.8%17.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health9.1%8.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.080.792022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth48742023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth12.324.52021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth24.8%22.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth24.5%6.7%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth73.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth392117.62023
Under-Five MortalityHealth49.234.72023
Neonatal MortalityHealth19.611.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth833892024
Measles ImmunizationHealth86%66%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth89%65%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth22.2%2024
Basic SanitationHealth3.6%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.3%7.2%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.692.252014/2010
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth28.5%54.6%2017/2016
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth76.5%96.7%2021/2016 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.796.392023/2022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth52.551.82024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$28$5372023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth38.8%37.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth10.1%23.7%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth99.2%93.7%2017/2016
Child StuntingChild Welfare55.3%24.4%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare7.8%3.6%2024/2017 ⚠
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare83.5%88.6%2017
Child MarriageChild Welfare19%3.6%2017/2016
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1.5%11.8%2020/2017
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4.5%6%2025/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation6.4%23.5%2025/2023
Adult Literacy RateEducation71.3%91.2%2020/2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation88.4%97.2%2020/2024
Primary Completion RateEducation50.1%97.6%2017/2024 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation25.3%92.5%2017/2024 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation73.5%93.9%2025/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation62.9%90.4%2025/2023
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation29.4%86.9%2025/2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation7.2%62.2%2017/2024 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation95.8%77.9%2025/2002 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation23.1%104.1%2025/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security10%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security875K2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture83.9%79.4%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture119.2113.22022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture2.68M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture6.9K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture30K t98K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture11K t6.33K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture590K t12.85M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture136K t3.08K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture8.36K t1.92M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,227 kg/ha4,874 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,368 kg/ha2,912 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture730 kg/ha3,809 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture1.2M head12.1M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance5.643.72016/2022 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance17412024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1850.7432025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.060.6332025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8450.5382025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.46-0.192024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.01-0.232024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.30.022024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.38-0.622024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.81-0.062024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.490.612024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian110.8K55.18K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian6.82K02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian1.47K82.36K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian73402025
Internet UsersTechnology8.6%78.4%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology63.2179.32023/2024
4G CoverageTechnology32.2%99.4%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology05.32023/2024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology25.2%1.3%2025
3G CoverageTechnology53.2%99.9%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology311.1%3.4%2017/2025 ⚠
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology27.7%1.1%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.2%0.6%2018/2022
Electricity AccessInfrastructure20.1%90.2%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure12K15.45M1998/2023 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure36.8%24.2%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy178 MW16.6K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy10 MW11.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy4.3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy164 MW751.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy83%9.7%2022/2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy0.1%89.8%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy3,247 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy10.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy7.7 MW14.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy3.6%86.3%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0%8%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%4.7%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy73.5%0.8%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy24.5%82.2%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy0.6 TWh237 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy184 gCO₂/kWh699 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy277 kWh21,287 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.07 t6.88 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate61.3%6.4%2021
Forest AreaClimate10.9%14%2023
Protected AreasClimate7.6%12.9%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate2.8%47.1%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate35.7 µg/m³27.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Burundi or South Africa have the larger economy?

South Africa has the larger economy: $8.14B for Burundi versus $479.96B for South Africa (GDP, current US$).

How do Burundi and South Africa compare across indicators?

This page compares Burundi and South Africa on 202 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

How do I get this comparison via the API?

Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=BI,ZA with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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