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Burundi

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$1,482
GDP (2031)
$9.7B
GDP growth (2031)
4.2% ↑
Inflation (2031)
9.8% ↓
Unemployment (2025)
0.9% →
Population (2031)
17.2M
Population growth (2031)
2.4% ↓
Gini index (2020)
37.5
Government debt (2031)
31.3% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-4.8% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$35.1M
Life expectancy (2024)
63.8 yrs
Health spending (2023)
9.1% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
8.6%
Mobile subscriptions (2023)
63.2/100
Exchange rate (2025)
2,943.14/USD
Foreign reserves (2023)
$90.3M
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
31.3% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-4.8% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$35.1M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2020)
0.37
Assessment
Moderate inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2024)
0.98/1k
Tax revenue (2021)
12.7% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
42.1% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2022)
1.6
Bank branches per 100k (2022)
3.2
ICT service exports (2025)
2.9%
Goods and services tax (2021)
13.4%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $9.7B $1,482 4.2% 9.8% - 17.2M - 31.3% -4.8% - - - - -
2030 * $9.5B $2,017 4.1% 10.7% - 16.8M - 32.8% -5.1% - - - - -
2029 * $9.5B $2,206 4.1% 12.8% - 16.3M - 33.5% -5.3% - - - - -
2028 * $9.3B $2,314 4.0% 13.5% - 15.8M - 35.2% -5.4% - - - - -
2027 * $9.1B $2,385 4.2% 15.3% - 15.4M - 37.1% -5.3% - - - - -
2026 * $8.1B $2,150 3.8% 14.5% - 14.9M - 37.0% -5.5% - - - - -
2025 $6.9B $1,248 3.9% 34.2% 0.9% 14.5M - 41.2% -6.1% $35.1M - - - 2,943.14
2024 $4.8B $1,193 4.1% 20.2% 0.9% 14.0M - 53.1% -8.6% $33.3M 63.8 - 8.6% 2,885.25
2023 $4.3B $1,147 2.7% 27.1% 0.9% 13.7M - 59.9% -14.8% $34.0M 63.7 9.1% 7.2% 2,574.05
2022 $3.9B $1,101 1.8% 18.9% 0.9% 13.3M - 69.8% -16.8% $25.2M 62.9 8.7% 7.1% 2,034.31
2021 $3.4B $1,032 3.1% 8.4% 1.1% 13.0M - 63.6% -12.6% $22.4M 62.1 8.9% 6.8% 1,975.95
2020 $3.1B $946 0.3% 7.5% 1.0% 12.6M 37.5 65.9% -11.2% $21.2M 62.6 10.7% 6.4% 1,915.05
2019 $3.0B $868 1.8% -0.8% 1.0% 12.3M - 60.1% -11.6% $30.3M 62.2 9.1% 6.1% 1,845.62
2018 $3.0B $823 1.6% -2.8% 1.2% 11.9M - 53.0% -12.8% $6.7M 61.8 7.3% 4.0% 1,782.88
2017 $3.2B $791 0.5% 15.8% 1.3% 11.5M - 46.9% -11.8% $65.3M 61.4 7.0% 2.7% 1,729.06
2016 $3.0B $764 -0.6% 5.6% 1.4% 11.2M - 46.1% -11.1% $55,104 60.8 7.1% 2.2% 1,654.63
2015 $3.1B $722 -3.9% 5.5% 1.5% 11.0M - 39.9% -11.5% $7.4M 60.1 6.3% 2.0% 1,571.90
2014 $2.7B $724 4.2% 4.4% 1.6% 10.8M - 38.0% -15.8% $91.7M 59.8 7.2% 1.0% 1,546.69
2013 $2.5B $687 4.9% 7.9% 1.6% 10.4M 38.6 37.9% -20.6% $116.7M 59.2 8.6% 1.3% 1,555.09
2012 $2.3B $637 4.4% 18.2% 1.6% 10.1M - 41.4% -19.7% $604,920 58.5 8.6% 1.2% 1,442.51
2011 $2.2B $629 4.0% 9.6% 1.6% 9.7M - 42.7% -14.5% $3.4M 57.8 10.1% 1.1% 1,261.07
2010 $2.0B $614 5.1% 6.5% 1.6% 9.4M - 46.9% -12.2% $780,582 57.1 11.3% 1.0% 1,230.75
2009 $1.8B $605 3.8% 10.6% 1.6% 8.9M - 25.7% -6.3% $348,405 56.4 9.2% 0.9% 1,230.18
2008 $1.6B $609 4.9% 24.4% 1.6% 8.5M - 102.5% -9.8% $3.8M 55.6 7.7% 0.8% 1,185.69
2007 $1.4B $594 3.5% 8.4% 2.4% 8.2M - 129.6% -32.4% $500,245 54.8 9.2% 0.7% 1,081.87
2006 $1.3B $580 5.4% 2.7% 3.2% 7.9M 33.4 130.3% -21.3% $31,594 54.0 8.7% 0.7% 1,028.68
2005 $1.1B $553 4.4% 13.3% 3.2% 7.6M - 137.0% -4.7% $584,702 53.1 7.6% 0.5% 1,081.58
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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