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Rwanda vs Burundi

Rwanda and Burundi side by side across 196 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$17.34B vs $8.14BRwanda vs Burundi
GDP per Capita$1,198 vs $546Rwanda vs Burundi
Population14.57M vs 14.39MRwanda vs Burundi

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196 indicators

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Indicator Rwanda BurundiPeriod
GDPEconomy$17.34B$8.14B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,198$5462026
Inflation RateEconomy5.6%14.5%2026
Official Exchange RateEconomy1,464.4 LCU/USD2,984.43 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-4.3%-2.5%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy5.4%0.9%2025
Public DebtEconomy66.8%37%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-2.22B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy7.2%3.8%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,150$2402025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$4,070$1,2502025
GDP (PPP)Economy$60.67B$17.96B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy20.3%34.3%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy22%18.2%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy8.3%13.1%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy52.3%42.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy34.1%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$517.04M$273.06M2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy3.4%8.1%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy93.9%47.1%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$1.96B$90.35M2025/2023
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy22.1%38.5%2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy13.1%12.7%2023/2021
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy63.7%78.3%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy57.3%79.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy39.437.52023/2020
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy38.6%74.2%2023/2020
Account OwnershipEconomy50%7.1%2017/2014
Youth NEET RateEconomy15.3%11.2%2025/2020 ⚠
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.2%3.8%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy56.7%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy7.4%18.2%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$212M$3.7M2020/2011 ⚠
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy1.63M299K2019/2017
Current Account BalanceEconomy-13.4%-5.5%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$818.95M$31.71M2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy5.4%0.7%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy22.2%17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy28.8%22.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy8.6%1.7%2025/2020 ⚠
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy36.325.62024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy4%14%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0.1%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy9.5%18.3%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$99$452023
Lending Interest RateEconomy16%12.4%2024/2025
Real Interest RateEconomy7.3%-4.9%2024/2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy22.8%43.1%2024/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$674$1512021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy35.1%85.3%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy18.4%3.1%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy46.5%11.6%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy39.4%83.7%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy64.4%51.1%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.4%7.1%2023/2020
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy4.73.22024/2022
ATMs per 100,000Economy3.51.62024/2022
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy7%1.8%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy2.9%1.2%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy62.2%87.2%2023/2020
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy89.8%97.4%2023/2020
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$3.53B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$5.75B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7640.8422024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.3810.4432024
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.1%1.9%2022/2023
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade10.4%15.2%2022/2023
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade27.2%46%2022/2023
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade4.8%1.3%2022/2023
Exports (% of GDP)Trade21.6%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade35.1%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5780.4392023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.3940.5012023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3990.2862023
PopulationDemographics14.57M14.39M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.2%2.4%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics68 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics20.2 years16.6 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.654.792024
Rural PopulationDemographics69.1%74.3%2025
Population Under 15Demographics37%44%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics30.9%25.7%2025
Population DensityDemographics615/km²567.6/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics27.5322026
Death RateDemographics5.826.582026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.47-2.382026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics70.1 years65.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics65.7 years61.8 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics5.6%5.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth29.430.52024
HIV PrevalenceHealth2%0.8%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health5.1%9.1%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.090.082022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth59482023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth11.612.32021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth20%24.8%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth4.1%24.5%2023
Maternal MortalityHealth229.53922023
Under-Five MortalityHealth4049.22023
Neonatal MortalityHealth18.119.62023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth62832024
Measles ImmunizationHealth93%86%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth95%89%2025
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth2.1%4.3%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.750.692023/2014 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth64.1%28.5%2020/2017
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth94.2%76.5%2020/2021
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.110.792022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth30.652.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$53$282023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth50.3%38.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth10.1%10.1%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth97.7%99.2%2020/2017
Child StuntingChild Welfare29.8%55.3%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare1.1%7.8%2020/2024
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare85.6%83.5%2020/2017
Child MarriageChild Welfare5.5%19%2020/2017
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare5.6%1.5%2020
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4.6%4.5%2024/2025
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation9.4%6.4%2024/2025
Adult Literacy RateEducation78.8%71.3%2022/2020
Youth Literacy RateEducation90%88.4%2022/2020
Primary Completion RateEducation62.7%50.1%2022/2017 ⚠
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation32%25.3%2022/2017 ⚠
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation99%73.5%2024/2025
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation94.2%62.9%2024/2025
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation71.7%29.4%2024/2025
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation19.2%7.2%2022/2017 ⚠
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation67.6%95.8%2024/2025
Secondary EnrollmentEducation48.8%23.1%2024/2025
UndernourishmentFood Security24.4%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security175K875K2023/2026
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture76.3%83.9%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture117.3119.22022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.3M t2.68M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture17.84K t6.9K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture187.77K t30K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture2K t11K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture627.09K t590K t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture141.93K t136K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture16.42K t8.36K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,834 kg/ha1,227 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture4,108 kg/ha1,368 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,272 kg/ha730 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture1.5M head1.2M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance3.65.62020/2016
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance57172024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.1930.1852025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.090.062025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.4180.8452025
Control of CorruptionGovernance0.63-1.462024
Government EffectivenessGovernance0.35-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance0.1-1.32024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.04-1.382024
Regulatory QualityGovernance0.27-0.812024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.59-1.492024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian115.79K110.8K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian06.82K2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian15.25K1.47K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian14.5K7342025
Internet UsersTechnology31.7%8.6%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology93.263.22024/2023
4G CoverageTechnology98.8%32.2%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.602024/2023
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.9%25.2%2025
3G CoverageTechnology99.8%53.2%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology23.3%311.1%2025/2017 ⚠
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.8%27.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.8%0.2%2023/2018 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure72%20.1%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure1.54M12K2023/1998 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure38.3%36.8%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy126.8 MW178 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy15.2 MW10 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy110.8 MW164 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy79.9%83%2022
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy9.3%0.1%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy77 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy18.3%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy4.3 MW7.7 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy65.2%3.6%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy3.5%0%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy46%73.5%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy50.4%24.5%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy1.2 TWh0.6 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy354 gCO₂/kWh184 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy530 kWh277 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.16 t0.07 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate59.9%61.3%2021
Forest AreaClimate11.3%10.9%2023
Protected AreasClimate9.1%7.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate6.4%2.8%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate36 µg/m³35.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Rwanda or Burundi have the larger economy?

Rwanda has the larger economy: $17.34B for Rwanda versus $8.14B for Burundi (GDP, current US$).

How do Rwanda and Burundi compare across indicators?

This page compares Rwanda and Burundi on 196 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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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=RW,BI with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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