| Region | Eastern Africa | |
| Population (000, 2024) | 14 048a | |
| Pop. density (per km2, 2024) | 541.3a | |
| Capital city | Gitega | |
| Capital city pop. (000, 2024) | 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$) | 2 856.1d |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 2 811 | 3 451 | 4 033b |
| GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) | -0.4 | 0.3 | 1.8b |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | 262 | 282.4 | 312.9b |
| Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added) | 37.5 | 37.3 | 36.5b |
| Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added) | 16.4 | 18.9 | 19b |
| Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) | 46.2 | 44.2 | 44.7b |
| Employment in agriculturee (% of employed) | 86.3 | 85.3 | 85.1b |
| Employment in industrye (% of employed) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.1b |
| Employment in servicese (% employed) | 10.2 | 11.6 | 11.8b |
| Unemployment (% of labour force) | 1.5e | 1 | 0.8e |
| Labour force participation rate (female/male pop. %) | 80.5 / 78.1e | 78.6 / 78.6 | 78.8 / 78.8e |
| CPI: Consumer Price Indexf (2010=100) | 154 | 195 | 320d |
| Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) | 96 | 115 | 119b |
| International trade: exports (million current US$) | 114 | 161 | 183e,d |
| International trade: imports (million current US$) | 561 | 910 | 1 193e,d |
| International trade: balance (million current US$) | -447 | -748 | - 1 010e,d |
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | -373 | -363c | ... |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| Population growth rate (average annual %) | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.5a |
| 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 | 4.8a |
| Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 61.9 / 58.3 | 64.6 / 60.5 | 65.9 / 61.8a |
| Population age distributioni (0-14/60+ years old, %) | 47.0 / 3.7 | 47.0 / 3.8 | 44.7 / 3.9a |
| International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.) | 298.3 / 2.9j | 344.8 / 2.9j | ... / ... |
| Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) | 137.7 | 117.1 | 102.1d |
| Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 68.7 | 54.7 | 47.9a |
| Health: Current expenditurek (% of GDP) | 6.3 | 10.7 | 9.1l |
| Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | ~0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1l |
| Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) | 6.4e | 5.1 | ... |
| Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 121.7 / 118.3 | 105.6 / 104.7 | 106.2 / 101.6b |
| Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 58.4 / 57.5 | 50.0 / 39.5 | 57.8 / 45.2b |
| Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 23.3 / 31.1 | 52.0 / 44.8 | 34.0 / 27.4b |
| Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) | 4.3 | 5.8m | ... |
| Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 30.5 | 36.4n | 38.2n |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| Individuals using the Internete (per 100 inhabitants) | 2 | 9.2 | 11.3b |
| Research & Development expenditureo (% of GDP) | 0.1p | 0.2q,c | ... |
| Threatened species (number) | 60 | 188 | 217d |
| 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 / 0.1e | 0.8 / 0.1e,l |
| Energy production, primary (Petajoules) | 56 | 56 | 56l |
| Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) | 6 | 6 | 5l |
| Tourist/visitor arrivals at national bordersr (000) | 131 | 299s | ... |
| Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) | 62.7 | 62.7 | 62.7d |
| Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) | 11.82 | 17.22 | 20.9l |
| Footnotes |
| a | Projected estimate (medium fertility variant). | |
| b | 2022 | |
| c | 2018 | |
| d | 2023 | |
| e | Estimate. | |
| f | Bujumbura | |
| 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 | Data based on calendar year (January 1 to December 31). | |
| l | 2021 | |
| m | 2016 | |
| n | Data are as at 1 January of reporting year. | |
| o | Partial data. | |
| p | 2012 | |
| q | Break in the time series. | |
| r | Including nationals residing abroad. | |
| s | 2017 |