World Factbook
Burundi
République du Burundi (French)/ Republika y'u Burundi (Kirundi)
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Budget
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note: central government revenues and expenses (excluding grants/extrabudgetary units/social security funds) converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
revenues
$713.694 million (2021 est.)
expenditures
$737.898 million (2021 est.)
Exports
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note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
Exports 2021
$302.752 million (2021 est.)
Exports 2022
$333.637 million (2022 est.)
Exports 2023
$378.229 million (2023 est.)
Imports
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note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
Imports 2021
$1.166 billion (2021 est.)
Imports 2022
$1.42 billion (2022 est.)
Imports 2023
$1.433 billion (2023 est.)
Industries
light consumer goods (sugar, shoes, soap, beer); cement, assembly of imported components; public works construction; food processing (fruits)
Labor force
6.107 million (2024 est.)
note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
Public debt
Public debt 2016
48.4% of GDP (2016 est.)
Remittances
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note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
Remittances 2021
6.1% of GDP (2021 est.)
Remittances 2022
4.9% of GDP (2022 est.)
Remittances 2023
7.5% of GDP (2023 est.)
Exchange rates
Currency
Burundi francs (BIF) per US dollar -
Exchange rates 2019
1,845.623 (2019 est.)
Exchange rates 2020
1,915.046 (2020 est.)
Exchange rates 2021
1,975.951 (2021 est.)
Exchange rates 2022
2,034.307 (2022 est.)
Exchange rates 2023
2,574.052 (2023 est.)
Debt - external
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note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
Debt - external 2023
$805.174 million (2023 est.)
Economic overview
highly agrarian, low-income Sub-Saharan economy; declining foreign assistance; increasing fiscal insolvencies; dense and still growing population; COVID-19 weakened economic recovery and flipped two years of deflation
Unemployment rate
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note: % of labor force seeking employment
Unemployment rate 2022
1% (2022 est.)
Unemployment rate 2023
1% (2023 est.)
Unemployment rate 2024
1% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
UAE 59%, Uganda 8%, China 5%, Germany 5%, USA 3% (2023)
note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
Imports - partners
Tanzania 26%, China 15%, Uganda 10%, Kenya 10%, India 6% (2023)
note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
Real GDP per capita
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note: data in 2021 dollars
Real GDP per capita 2022
$800 (2022 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2023
$800 (2023 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2024
$800 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
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note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
Real GDP growth rate 2022
1.8% (2022 est.)
Real GDP growth rate 2023
2.7% (2023 est.)
Real GDP growth rate 2024
3.5% (2024 est.)
Agricultural products
cassava, bananas, sweet potatoes, beans, maize, vegetables, potatoes, rice, sugarcane, fruits (2023)
note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
Exports - commodities
gold, coffee, tea, tin ores, iron bars (2023)
note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
Imports - commodities
fertilizers, cement, packaged medicine, plastic products, cars (2023)
note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
Current account balance
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note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
Current account balance 2021
-$393.88 million (2021 est.)
Current account balance 2022
-$621.969 million (2022 est.)
Current account balance 2023
-$625.597 million (2023 est.)
Taxes and other revenues
15.6% (of GDP) (2021 est.)
note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP
GDP (official exchange rate)
$2.162 billion (2024 est.)
note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
GDP - composition, by end use
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note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
household consumption
75.9% (2023 est.)
government consumption
30.7% (2023 est.)
investment in inventories
0% (2023 est.)
investment in fixed capital
13.1% (2023 est.)
exports of goods and services
5.3% (2023 est.)
imports of goods and services
-24.4% (2023 est.)
Population below poverty line
51% (2020 est.)
note: % of population with income below national poverty line
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
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note: annual % change based on consumer prices
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
18.8% (2022 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023
26.9% (2023 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024
20.2% (2024 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
-0.2% (2024 est.)
note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
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note: data in 2021 dollars
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$11.048 billion (2022 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$11.343 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$11.739 billion (2024 est.)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
male
2.1% (2024 est.)
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note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
total
1.6% (2024 est.)
female
1.2% (2024 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
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note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021
$266.164 million (2021 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022
$158.53 million (2022 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023
$90.35 million (2023 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
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note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
industry
9.6% (2023 est.)
services
49% (2023 est.)
agriculture
25.3% (2023 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share
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note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
lowest 10%
2.9% (2020 est.)
highest 10%
29.9% (2020 est.)
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income
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note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2020
37.5 (2020 est.)