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Burundi

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In brief

GDP per person: $234 (2025). World rank 210 of 210 (1 = best); in Africa, 52 of 52. GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $1,248 (2025). World rank 199 of 199 (1 = best); in Africa, 52 of 52. Gross national income per person: $240 (2025). World rank 201 of 201 (1 = best); in Africa, 52 of 52. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $2.8B → $3.4B, GDP per person $254 → $234, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $722 → $1,248. Better than all its neighbours (DR Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania): unemployment and youth unemployment. Worse than all its neighbours (DR Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania): GDP per person, GDP per person at purchasing power parity, gross national income per person, and GDP growth per year.

Size and growth

GDP
$3.4B 2025
GDP per person
$234 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity
$1,248 2025
GDP growth per year
+4.2% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank)
Low income
Gross national income per person
$240 2025
Inflation
+34.1% 2025
Price level, USA = 100
34 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP
34.3% 2025
Industry, share of GDP
18.2% 2025
Services, share of GDP
42.1% 2025
Unemployment
0.9% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
1.7% 2025
Women in work or seeking work
79.5% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP
No data
Imports, share of GDP
No data
Current account balance, share of GDP
-13.7% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
+1% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP
8.1% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP
12.7% 2021
Currency
Burundian Franc (BIF)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality)
37.5 2020
Living on under $3 a day
74.2% 2020