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Kenya vs Burundi

Kenya and Burundi side by side across 201 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$147.27B vs $8.14BKenya vs Burundi
GDP per Capita$2,714 vs $546Kenya vs Burundi
Population57.53M vs 14.39MKenya vs Burundi

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201 indicators

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Indicator Kenya BurundiPeriod
GDPEconomy$147.27B$8.14B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$2,714$5462026
Inflation RateEconomy6.4%14.5%2026-06
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy8.8%2026-06-09
Official Exchange RateEconomy129.27 LCU/USD2,984.43 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-6.4%-2.5%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy5.4%0.9%2025
Public DebtEconomy71.6%37%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.5%3.8%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$2,200$2402025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$6,910$1,2502025
GDP (PPP)Economy$403.64B$17.96B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy23.2%34.3%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy16.3%18.2%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy7.1%13.1%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy55.1%42.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$5B$273.06M2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy4.2%8.1%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy35%47.1%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$12.39B$90.35M2025/2023
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy31.8%38.5%2023/2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy14.1%12.7%2023/2021
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy67.4%78.3%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy63%79.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy38.537.52022/2020
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy45.5%74.2%2022/2020
Account OwnershipEconomy90.1%7.1%2024/2014 ⚠
Youth NEET RateEconomy27.8%11.2%2022/2020
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1%3.8%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3.5%18.2%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$1.76B$3.7M2019/2011 ⚠
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy2.05M299K2019/2017
Current Account BalanceEconomy-4.1%-5.5%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.5B$31.71M2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.2%0.7%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy17.5%17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy23.3%22.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy16.7%1.7%2022/2020
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy36.925.62024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy1.2%14%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy2.5%18.3%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$47$452023
Lending Interest RateEconomy16.6%12.4%2024/2025
Real Interest RateEconomy13%-4.9%2024/2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy15.6%43.1%2024/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,790$1512021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy45.8%85.3%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy12.5%3.1%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy41.7%11.6%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy63.8%83.7%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy76.9%51.1%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.1%7.1%2022/2020
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy4.53.22024/2022
ATMs per 100,000Economy6.41.62024/2022
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.6%1.8%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy4.8%1.2%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy65.5%87.2%2022/2020
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy90.1%97.4%2022/2020
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.660.8422024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.2030.4432024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade16.52021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.6%1.9%2024/2023
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade30.7%15.2%2024/2023
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade49.2%46%2024/2023
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3.2%1.3%2024/2023
Exports (% of GDP)Trade15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.6280.4392023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5260.5012023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.4560.2862023
PopulationDemographics57.53M14.39M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.9%2.4%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics63.8 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics20.3 years16.6 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.174.792024
Rural PopulationDemographics67.8%74.3%2025
Population Under 15Demographics36.3%44%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics32.2%25.7%2025
Population DensityDemographics101/km²567.6/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics26.6322026
Death RateDemographics7.136.582026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.59-2.382026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics66.1 years65.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics61.6 years61.8 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics2.9%5.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth34.230.52024
HIV PrevalenceHealth3%0.8%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.4%9.1%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.290.082023/2022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth57482023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth28.212.32021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth18%24.8%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth24.2%24.5%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth378.83922023
Under-Five MortalityHealth39.949.22023
Neonatal MortalityHealth21.519.62023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth207832024
Measles ImmunizationHealth80%86%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth88%89%2025
Basic SanitationHealth5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth3.1%4.3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health1.330.692019/2014 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth62.5%28.5%2022/2017 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth70.2%76.5%2016/2021 ⚠
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.270.792023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth54.552.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$85$282023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth37.8%38.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth9.6%10.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth92.8%99.2%2020/2017
Child StuntingChild Welfare17.9%55.3%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare4.5%7.8%2022/2024
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare76%83.5%2022/2017 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare12.5%19%2022/2017 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare3.4%1.5%2022/2020
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4%4.5%2024/2025
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10.4%6.4%2024/2025
Adult Literacy RateEducation82.2%71.3%2000/2020 ⚠
Youth Literacy RateEducation93.2%88.4%2014/2020 ⚠
Primary Completion RateEducation90.8%50.1%2024/2017 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation86.6%25.3%2024/2017 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation94.3%73.5%2023/2025
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation95.6%62.9%2006/2025 ⚠
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation62.4%29.4%2023/2025
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation65%7.2%2024/2017 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation100%95.8%2023/2025
Secondary EnrollmentEducation84.3%23.1%2023/2025
UndernourishmentFood Security36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security2.75M875K2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture49.5%83.9%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture112.4119.22022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.21M t2.68M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture49.5K t6.9K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture243K t30K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture65.76K t11K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture4.02M t590K t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture282.15K t136K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture312.2K t8.36K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,666 kg/ha1,227 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture6,553 kg/ha1,368 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture3,044 kg/ha730 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture22.4M head1.2M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance4.95.62022/2016 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance32172024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.5630.1852025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.4460.062025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.5640.8452025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.8-1.462024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.3-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.46-1.32024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.36-1.382024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.33-0.812024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.35-1.492024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian617.13K110.8K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian06.82K2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian218.65K1.47K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian9.8K7342025
Internet UsersTechnology35%8.6%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology126.563.22024/2023
4G CoverageTechnology97.3%32.2%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology302024/2023
Mobile Data PriceTechnology4.1%25.2%2025
3G CoverageTechnology98%53.2%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.3%311.1%2025/2017 ⚠
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.3%27.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.8%0.2%2024/2018 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure77%20.1%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.14M12K2023/1998 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure40.5%36.8%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy3K MW178 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy551.1 MW10 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy892.7 MW164 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy67.7%83%2021/2022
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy31.6%0.1%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy195 kWh2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy25.8%2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy87.3 MW7.7 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy67.1%3.6%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy4.6%0%2025/2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy16.4%0%2025/2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy20.9%73.5%2025/2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy10%24.5%2025/2024
Electricity DemandEnergy16 TWh0.6 TWh2025/2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy95 gCO₂/kWh184 gCO₂/kWh2025/2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy1,608 kWh277 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.38 t0.07 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate78.1%61.3%2021
Forest AreaClimate6.2%10.9%2023
Protected AreasClimate11.8%7.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate19.5%2.8%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate20.3 µg/m³35.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Kenya or Burundi have the larger economy?

Kenya has the larger economy: $147.27B for Kenya versus $8.14B for Burundi (GDP, current US$).

How do Kenya and Burundi compare across indicators?

This page compares Kenya and Burundi on 201 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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