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Burundi

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In brief

Using the internet: 8.6% (2024). World rank 188 of 188 (1 = best); in Africa, 52 of 52. Home broadband per 100 people: 0 (2023). World rank 202 of 208 (1 = best); in Africa, 49 of 54. Access to electricity: 20.1% (2024). World rank 210 of 214 (1 = best); in Africa, 50 of 54. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 1% → 8.6% and access to electricity 7% → 20.1%. Worse than all its neighbours (DR Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania): using the internet, home broadband per 100 people, and access to electricity.

Internet and communications

Using the internet
8.6% 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
63 2023
Home broadband per 100 people
0 2023
Internet domain
.bi

Energy

Access to electricity
20.1% 2024
Electricity use, kWh per person
No data
Renewable share of energy use
83% 2022
Electricity from renewables
61.3% 2021
Electricity from fossil fuels
38.7% 2021
Mains voltage
220 V
Plug types
C, E

Transport

Driving side
Right
Air passengers per year
12,000 1998
Airports
6 2025
Railways, km
No data

Science and innovation

Research spending, share of GDP
0.2% 2018
Researchers per million people
22 2018
Scientific articles per year
36 2023
Patent applications by residents
1 2022
High-tech share of manufactured exports
1.3% 2023