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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Burundi

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population14.39M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$3.36B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$233.822025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth63.82024 · yearsInternet use8.6%2024 · % of populationForest area10.9%2023 · % of land area
Consumer price inflation
34.1%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Burundi2025 · 34.1%
-2.817.0216.8626.736.541960199320251966: 4.4%1967: -1.1%1968: 6.1%1969: 4%1970: -0.2%1971: 3.9%1972: 3.8%1973: 6%1974: 15.7%1975: 15.7%1976: 6.9%1977: 6.8%1978: 23.9%1979: 36.5%1980: 2.5%1981: 12.2%1982: 5.9%1983: 8.2%1984: 14.3%1985: 3.8%1986: 1.7%1987: 7.1%1988: 4.5%1989: 11.7%1990: 7%1991: 9%1992: 1.8%1993: 9.7%1994: 14.9%1995: 19.3%1996: 26.4%1997: 31.1%1998: 12.5%1999: 3.4%2000: 24.4%2001: 9.3%2002: -1.4%2003: 10.6%2004: 8.2%2005: 13.3%2006: 2.7%2007: 8.4%2008: 24.4%2009: 10.6%2010: 6.5%2011: 9.6%2012: 18.2%2013: 7.9%2014: 4.4%2015: 5.5%2016: 5.6%2017: 16.1%2018: -2.8%2019: -0.7%2020: 7.3%2021: 8.4%2022: 18.8%2023: 26.9%2024: 20.2%2025: 34.1%

Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.

Country context

Burundi in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Bujumbura
Country code
BDI

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