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General Information

Region		Eastern Africa
Population (000, 2021)		12 255^a
Pop. density (per km2, 2021)		477.2^a
Capital city		Gitega
Capital city pop. (000, 2021)		899^c
UN membership date		18-Sep-62
Surface area (km2)		27 834^b
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		98.5^a
National currency		Burundi Franc (BIF)
Exchange rate (per US$)		1 946.4^d

Economic indicators

	2010	2015	2021
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	2 032	2 811	3 002^b
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	5.1	-0.4	1.8^b
GDP per capita (current US$)	234.2	276.6	260.4^b
Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)	40.7	37.5	38.9^b
Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)	16.3	16.4	17.8^b
Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)	43	46.2	43.4^b
Employment in agriculture^e (% of employed)	92.1	92	92^d
Employment in industry^e (% of employed)	1.8	1.6	1.4^d
Employment in services^e (% employed)	6.1	6.4	6.5^d
Unemployment^e (% of labour force)	1.8	1.6	1.4^d
Labour force participation rate^e (female/male pop. %)	80.2 / 77.3	80.0 / 77.1	80.4 / 77.8^d
CPI: Consumer Price Index^f (2010=100)	100	154	195^d
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100)	99	96	150^b
International trade: exports (million current US$)	118	114	164^e,d
International trade: imports (million current US$)	404	561	878^e,d
International trade: balance (million current US$)	-286	-447	-713^e,d
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	-301	-373	-363^c

Social indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Population growth rate^g (average annual %)	3.3	3.2	3.1^d
Urban population (% of total population)	10.6	12.1	13.4^b
Urban population growth rate^g (average annual %)	5.9	5.6	...
Fertility rate, total^g (live births per woman)	6.4	6	5.4^d
Life expectancy at birth^g (females/males, years)	57.0 / 53.6	60.7 / 57.1	62.8 / 59.2^d
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	45.1 / 3.3	45.5 / 3.7	45.1 / 4.1^a
International migrant stock^h (000/% of total pop.)	247.3 / 2.9	298.3 / 2.9	344.8 / 2.9^d
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	200.8ⁱ	137.7	117.1^d
Infant mortality rate^g (per 1 000 live births)	70	52.3	42.4^d
Health: Current expenditure^j (% of GDP)	11.3	6.6	7.7^c
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	~0.0	~0.0	0.1^k
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	6.8	6.4^e	5.1^c
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	136.4 / 138.0	132.8 / 129.0	119.8 / 118.1^b
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	19.5 / 27.1	42.9 / 45.8	48.3 / 41.9^b
Education: Upper secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	9.2 / 15.5	22.6 / 30.4	41.5 / 40.5^b
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	4	4.5	6.1^l
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	31.4	30.5	38.2^m

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	1^e	4.9^e	2.7^k
Research & Development expenditureⁿ (% of GDP)	0.1	0.1^o	0.2^p,c
Threatened species (number)	52	60	194
Forested area^e (% of land area)	7.6	10.9	10.9^c
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	54^e	56	56^e,c
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	7^e	6	6^c
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders^q (000)	142^p	131	299^k
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	56.8	56.8	56.8^d
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	31.05	11.81	18.34^b

Footnotes

a		Projected estimate (medium fertility variant).
b		2019
c		2018
d		2020
e		Estimate.
f		Bujumbura
g		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
h		Including refugees.
i		Data as at the end of December.
j		Data revision.
k		2017
l		2016
m		Data are as at 1 January of reporting year.
n		Partial data.
o		2012
p		Break in the time series.
q		Including nationals residing abroad.