| Region | Eastern Africa | |
| Population (000, 2025) | 14 390a | |
| Pop. density (per km2, 2025) | 554.5a | |
| Capital city | Gitega | |
| Capital city pop. (000, 2025) | 899c | |
| UN membership date | 18 September 1962 | |
| Surface area (km2) | 27 834b | |
| Sex ratio (m per 100 f) | 98.7a | |
| National currency | Burundi Franc (BIF) | |
| Exchange rate (per US$) | 2 856.1b |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 2 811 | 3 451 | 3 960b |
| GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) | -0.4 | 0.3 | 2.7b |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | 254 | 274 | 289b |
| Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added) | 37.5 | 37.3 | 33.4b |
| Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added) | 16.4 | 18.9 | 17.1b |
| Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) | 46.2 | 44.2 | 48.1b |
| Employment in agricultured (% of employed) | 86.4 | 85.3 | 85.1b |
| Employment in industryd (% of employed) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.1b |
| Employment in servicesd (% employed) | 10.1 | 11.6 | 11.9b |
| Unemployment (% of labour force) | 1.4d | 1 | 0.9d |
| Labour force participation rate (female/male pop. %) | 80.8 / 78.2d | 78.6 / 78.5 | 79.6 / 77.0d |
| CPI: Consumer Price Indexe (2010=100) | 154 | 195 | 384f |
| Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) | 97 | 132 | 147b |
| International trade: exports (million current US$) | 114 | 161 | 117d,f |
| International trade: imports (million current US$) | 561 | 910 | 842d,f |
| International trade: balance (million current US$) | -447 | -748 | -725d,f |
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | -358 | -345 | -626b |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| Population growth rate (average annual %) | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.4a |
| Urban population (% of total population) | 12.1 | 13.4g | ... |
| Urban population growth rate (average annual %) | 5.6h | ... | ... |
| Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.7a |
| Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 61.9 / 58.3 | 64.6 / 60.5 | 66.1 / 61.9a |
| Population age distributioni (0-14/60+ years old, %) | 47.0 / 3.7 | 47.0 / 3.8 | 44.0 / 3.9a |
| International migrant stockj (000/% of total pop.) | 298.3 / 2.7 | 344.8 / 2.7 | 387.1 / 2.8f |
| Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) | 137.7 | 117.1 | 109.2f |
| Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 68.7 | 54.7 | 47.4a |
| Health: Current expenditurek (% of GDP) | 6.3 | 10.7 | 8.4l |
| Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | ~0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1l |
| Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 117.8 / 114.6 | 102.1 / 101.2 | ... / ... |
| Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 56.6 / 55.8 | 48.4 / 38.3 | ... / ... |
| Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 22.6 / 30.2 | 50.3 / 43.3 | ... / ... |
| Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) | 4.2 | 5.6m | ... |
| Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 30.5 | 36.4n | 38.2n |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| Individuals using the Internetd (per 100 inhabitants) | 2 | 9.2 | 11.1b |
| Research & Development expenditureo (% of GDP) | 0.1p | 0.2q,c | ... |
| Threatened species (number) | 60 | 188 | 221f |
| Forested area (% of land area) | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9l |
| CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) | 0.4 / ~0.0 | 0.8 / 0.1d | 0.9 / 0.1d,l |
| Energy production, primary (Petajoules) | 56 | 56 | 56l |
| Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) | 6 | 5 | 5l |
| Tourist/visitor arrivals at national bordersr (000) | 131 | 299s | ... |
| Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) | 61.3 | 61.3 | 61.3f |
| Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) | 11.82 | 18.11 | 23.48b |
| Footnotes |
| a | Projected est. (medium fertility variant). | |
| b | 2023 | |
| c | 2018 | |
| d | Estimate. | |
| e | Bujumbura | |
| f | 2024 | |
| g | 2019 | |
| h | Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year. | |
| i | Calculated by the UN Statistics Division. | |
| j | Including refugees. | |
| k | Based on calendar year (January 1 to December 31). | |
| l | 2022 | |
| m | 2016 | |
| n | Data at 1 January of the reporting year. | |
| o | Partial data. | |
| p | 2012 | |
| q | Break in the time series. | |
| r | Including nationals residing abroad. | |
| s | 2017 |