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Burundi

Sub-Saharan Africa ·Low incomeBDI

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🌍Population
2024

14.0M

77th of 217 countries

💰GDP per Capita
2025

$234

186th of 186 countries

❤️Life Expectancy
2024

63.8 yrs

198th of 217 countries

🌫️Emissions per Capita
2024

0.069 t

191st of 203 countries

📉Unemployment
2025

0.9%

178th of 182 countries

🔥Inflation
2025

34.1%

3rd of 169 countries

⚖️Inequality
2020

29.9%

17th of 70 countries

🛡️Military Spending
2025

3.2%

20th of 150 countries

🏥Healthcare
2023

$28

184th of 191 countries

🌐Internet Users
2024

8.6%

182nd of 182 countries

⚡Electricity Access
2024

20.1%

211th of 215 countries

🎓Human Development
2022

0.420

187th of 193 countries

🏚️Poverty
2020

74.2%

2nd of 70 countries

👶Fertility Rate
2024

4.79

8th of 217 countries

🏙️Urbanization
2024

24.8%

205th of 217 countries

😮‍💨Air Pollution
2023

35.7 µg/m³

32nd of 200 countries

✈️Tourism
2017

299,000

158th of 190 countries

🍼Child Mortality
2024

47.1 / 1k

34th of 196 countries

📚Literacy Rate
2020

71.3%

37th of 42 countries

🌲Forest Area
2024

10.9%

166th of 209 countries

👴Aging Population
2025

2.5%

208th of 217 countries

🌏Foreign Investment
2025

1.0%

128th of 184 countries

♻️Renewables
2021

1.7%

149th of 208 countries

🎒Education
2025

4.5%

1st of 2 countries

💸Remittances
2025

8.1%

24th of 131 countries

📱Mobile
2023

63.2

161st of 172 countries

🍩Obesity
2022

16.3%

194th of 196 countries

🔫Homicide Rate
2016

5.6 / 100k

46th of 128 countries

👩‍⚖️Women in Parliament
2025

39.6%

30th of 184 countries

🏭Total Emissions
2024

8 Mt

145th of 203 countries

🔍Corruption
2023

3.3

198th of 205 countries

Data from World Bank Open Data

Global rankings · Burundi

  • ›Burundi records $234 in gdp per capita (2025), ranking 186th out of 186 countries — in the bottom 1% globally.
  • ›Burundi records 8.6% in internet users (2024), ranking 182nd out of 182 countries — in the bottom 1% globally.
  • ›Burundi records 16.3% in obesity rate (2022), ranking 194th out of 196 countries — in the bottom 1% globally.
  • ›In 2025, Burundi ranks 3rd out of 169 countries in inflation rate (34.1%) — placing it in the top 2% globally.
  • ›Burundi records 20.1% in access to electricity (2024), ranking 211th out of 215 countries — in the bottom 2% globally.

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