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Burundi

Burundi reports more, and more often, than most of the continent. Eight of ten datasets here reach 2025; two stop earlier, and this page shows where.

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Where Burundi ranks in 2024, of 53 · change since 2014
45thGDP$3.0bn1
—Mobilenot in the record
51stInternet use8.6%1
Last updated 1 Oct 2026 · World Bank · IMF · UNHCR
TanzaniaDemocratic Republic of the CongoRwandaGitegaBujumbura
Three land borders, no coast. Hover a neighbour to compare.
CapitalGitegaLanguagesFrench, KirundiCurrencyBurundian franc · BIFArea27,834 km²

At a glance

14.4 million people, half of them under 17, in an economy of $8.1bn in 2026, growing 3.8% a year.

Burundi’s economy is measured monthly and its households are measured by census. That split runs through everything below: exchange rates and market prices arrive within days, while access to water and power is estimated years after the fact.

One of the four figures beside this is modelled rather than reported. The page marks which is which everywhere, so a number you cite is a number you can defend.

How current the record is
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Current to 2025To 2024Stop by 2023
Population14.4mpeople · Reported · 2025
Median age16.6years · Modelled · 2026
GDP per capita$546current US$ · Reported · 2026
Internet use8.6%of population · Reported · 2024
Coverage — ten datasets, ten years

Eight of ten datasets carry a 2025 figure. Climate stops at 2024; policies stops at 1996. Hatching is the absence of a figure, not a low one.

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ReportedModelledNo figure
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Where exports goTop destinations, 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo$0.05bnUAE$0.04bnSwitzerland$0.01bn
Democratic Republic of the Congo takes 48% of the recorded exports.Trade partners recordSources →
Where imports come fromTop origins, 2023
UAE$0.19bnChina$0.17bnTanzania$0.14bn
UAE supplies 38% of the recorded imports.Trade partners recordSources →
GDP per capitaCurrent US$, not inflation-adjusted
$150$250$35020142024$216
Reported every year, including the 2024 dip in dollar terms.IMFSources →
InflationAnnual change in consumer prices
0%15%30%2014202420.2%
20.2% in 2024; the decade’s peak was 26.9% in 2023.IMFSources →
Remittances receivedUS$ billions, current prices
00.10.320142024$0.24bn
4.2 times the 2014 figure.World BankSources →
Goods exports by value2023 · top categories
Coffee & tea$0.06bnPearls & gold$0.03bnBeverages$0.01bn
Coffee & tea alone is 59% of the recorded top categories; services are excluded here.Trade products recordSources →
Public debtGross central government debt, share of GDP
0%40%80%2014202453.1%
Up 15 points since 2014.IMFSources →
Franc per US dollarAnnual average exchange rate
020004000201420242885.2
Lost 11% of its dollar value in 2024.World Bank GEMSources →
Access to electricityShare of population with a connection
0501002014202420.1%
Up 13.1 points over the decade.World BankSources →
Under-five mortalityDeaths before age five, per 1,000 live births
4060802014202447.1
Falling steadily; modelled between census years.WHOSources →
Life expectancy at birthYears
5065802014202463.8 yrs
The 2021 dip is the pandemic, in vermilion.World BankSources →
Mobile subscriptionsPer 100 people · 100 marks parity
040802014202463
Stops at 2023; the line ends where the record ends.World BankSources →
Urban populationShare living in urban areas
0%15%30%2014202424.8%
Reported every year the record allows.World BankSources →
Who holds powerTwelve heads of state across 13 terms since 1966, and every office beneath the current one as the record holds it
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19662026
The executive as of
Oct 2026Where it stands

Évariste Ndayishimiye has held the office of President of Burundi since Jun 2020. The record holds five current ministers, and a Prime Minister of Burundi.

ElectedAppointed
Évariste NdayishimiyeÉvariste NdayishimiyePresident of Burundiin office since Jun 2020
Prosper BazombanzaProsper BazombanzaVice-President of Burundiin office since Jun 2020
Gervais NdirakobucaPrime Minister of Burundiin office since Sep 2022
6 seats confirmed current · 10 recorded for 2025
5Ministersone per portfolio · as the record holds them for this date
FinanceInfrastructure, Equipment and Social HousingInternal AffairsEducation ministerEast African Community Affairs, Youth, Sports and Culture
—Junior ministersjunior ministers for this date are not in the record
No ministers of state, delegates or deputy ministers are in the record for this date — hatching marks what we do not hold.
Outside the chain
—No subnational recordgovernors and provincial offices are not held

The record follows the national executive only. Governors, provincial administrators and other offices outside this chain are not held for Burundi.

Read this first Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster. Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain. Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.

Wikidata · offices, terms and their dates as the record classifies them · structure as of 18 Oct 2026 · Portraits: Wikimedia Commons, licences per imageAll offices and people →Data and sources →
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The whole table

Seven measures, with the year each one was taken

Reporting periods differ by source
IndicatorLatestYear2014ChangeCertaintySource
Access to electricity20.1%20247.0%+13.1 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Clean cooking fuel0.0%20240.0%+0.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Under-five mortality47.1202470.6−23.5 per 1,000ModelledWHO
Life expectancy at birth63.8 yrs202459.8 yrs+4.1 yrsReportedWorld Bank
Urban population25.7%202513.8%+11.9 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Internet use8.6%20241.0%+7.6 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Mobile subscriptions63 / 100202330 / 100+34ReportedWorld Bank

Every indicator we hold for Burundi

148 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Burundi. Each opens its own page with the full history, the source and the API request.

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How Burundi ranks across Africa

Burundi's position on 147 indicators, among the countries with a recent figure for each. A higher place means a higher value, not a better result. Each links to the full ranking.

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Compare Burundi with other African countries

The record for every other African country, by region, and side-by-side comparisons where we publish them.

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Sources, method & citation

Every figure on this page is traceable to a named publication and a retrieval date. Where we model a value we say so; where no one has reported, we leave it empty.

Upstream sources
World Bank2025
IMF2026
UNHCR2025
ITU2025
Sources & methods
Cite this page

Africa API (2026) — “Burundi: country record”. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

Free to use under CC BY 4.0. Each upstream source keeps its own licence.
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