Country profile
Burundi
Africa · Capital: Gitega · Currency: Burundian franc (BIF)
Burundi is a country in Africa, with its capital at Gitega. It has a GDP of $3.04B (2024), a population of 14.4M (2025), a GDP per capita of $216.
- GDP
- $3.04B
- GDP per capita
- $216
- Population
- 14.4M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $1,248
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2024 · #200 of 200
2025 · #77 of 216
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Economy
- GDP
- $3.04B2024 · #173
- GDP per capita
- $2162024 · #200
- GDP growth
- 4.11%2024 · #65
- Inflation
- 20.21%2024 · #159
- Unemployment
- 0.92%2025 · #5
- Population
- 14.4M2025 · #77
- GDP (PPP)
- $17.96B2025 · #149
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $1,2482025 · #185
- Gini index
- 37.52020 · #101
- Government debt
- 37%2026 · #49
People
- Median age
- 18.4 yrs2024 · #217
- Fertility rate
- 4.8 children/woman2024 · #8
- Urbanization
- 25.7%2025 · #204
- Net migration
- −34,727/yr2025 · #189
- Life expectancy
- 63.8 yrs2024 · #197
- HDI
- 0.4392023 · #187
- Homicide rate
- 5.7 per 100k2016 · #120
Money
- Corporate tax
- 35%2024 · #2
- Top income tax
- 35%2024 · #58
Figures
- Internet users
- 8.6%2024 · #182
- CO₂ per capita
- 0.1 t2024 · #191
- Area
- 27,834 km²#148
- Population density
- 517 /km²2025 · #20
- McDonald's
- 02024
- Unicorn startups
- 02026-03
- Billionaires
- 02026
- Passport power
- 49 destinations2026 · #166
- Corruption index
- 17/1002024 · #166
- Military spending
- 3.8%2024 · #15
- Renewable energy
- 83.1%2021 · #10
Globenomics Company Index
The largest companies headquartered in Burundi.
- 1Souther Media GroupNews media43 employees