Refugees
112,266refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
383,190from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Burundi
Burundi has 14 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $3.4 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of the oil it uses (EIA, 2024).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 14 m (2025)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$3.36billion159th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population14million77th of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$234186th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP3.2% of GDP20th of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person0.1t212th of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Burundi imports all of the oil it uses.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Imports most | Imports all of the oil it usesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | No partner data from the source |
| Natural gas | Uses no gas, by this source PreliminaryEIA, 2024 | No partner data from the source | |
| Wheat | Imports most | Imports 89% of the wheat it usesFAOSTAT, use 2021 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Russia, Poland, Latvia |
| Maize | Low net trade | Imports 5.4% of the maize it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia |
| Rice | Imports some | Imports 19% of the rice it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Tanzania, Japan, United States |
| Soybeans | Low net trade | Exports 1.4% of what it produces EstimateFAOSTAT, use 2022 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | United Arab Emirates |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | No partner data from the source |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports all of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | No partner data from the source |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | No major arms imports recorded, 2021–2025SIPRI, 2021–2025 | – |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Not reported by this sourceUN Comtrade, 2025 | – |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilImports most
Imports all of the oil it uses
Main partners: No partner data from the source
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- Natural gas
Uses no gas, by this source Preliminary
Main partners: No partner data from the source
EIA, 2024
- WheatImports most
Imports 89% of the wheat it uses
Main partners: Russia, Poland, Latvia
FAOSTAT, use 2021 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- MaizeLow net trade
Imports 5.4% of the maize it uses
Main partners: Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- RiceImports some
Imports 19% of the rice it uses
Main partners: Tanzania, Japan, United States
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- SoybeansLow net trade
Exports 1.4% of what it produces Estimate
Main partners: United Arab Emirates
FAOSTAT, use 2022 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: No partner data from the source
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports all of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: No partner data from the source
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
No major arms imports recorded, 2021–2025
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Not reported by this source
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTATyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Burundi’s economy produced $3.4 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth4.2%2025 · 66th of 186 · World Bank
Inflation34.1%2025 · 3rd of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment0.9%2025 · 177th of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$90million2023 · 166th of 168 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$35million2025 · 165th of 200 · World Bank
People
Burundi had 14 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Burundi’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman4.882023 · 8th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age15.92023 · 231st of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over2.5%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Climate and hazards
Burundi emitted 917,000 t of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Burundi’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions0.92Mt2024 · 169th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person0.1t2024 · 212th of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 175017Mt2024 · 180th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress0.02023 · 154th of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Burundi.
Sanctions
1entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: EU 1
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Chinese loans and grants
US$507millioncommitted by Chinese state lenders, 2000–2021
Source: AidData Chinese development finance2000–2021
Cyber incidents
1publicly known incidents affecting Burundi, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
51 measures on this site have a recent figure for Burundi.
| GDP | $3.4 bn | 2025 | 159th of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $234 | 2025 | 186th of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 4.2% | 2025 | 66th of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 34.1% | 2025 | 3rd of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 42% | 2025 | 125th of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | −3.2% | 2025 | 117th of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | −6.4% | 2025 | 158th of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 0.9% | 2025 | 177th of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $90 m | 2023 | 166th of 168 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $35 m | 2025 | 165th of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 7.8% | 2024 | 33rd of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 14 m | 2025 | 77th of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 14 m | 2023 | 78th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 4.88 | 2023 | 8th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 15.9 | 2023 | 231st of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 63.7 | 2023 | 216th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 383,190 | 2025 | 16th of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 112,266 | 2025 | 58th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 7.8 | 2025 | 67th of 176 | UNHCR |
| People displaced inside the country | 6,815 | 2025 | 37th of 38 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 0 kb/d | 2025 | 100th of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 6 kb/d | 2024 | 173rd of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 97th of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 0.0 bcm | 2024 | 126th of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 0 TWh | 2024 | 172nd of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 76% | 2024 | 45th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 0% | 2024 | 82nd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 0% | 2024 | 178th of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 99th of 123 | FAOSTAT |
| Wheat imports | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 124th of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 0.6 Mt | 2024 | 74th of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 111th of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 72nd of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 130th of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 82nd of 108 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2023 | 166th of 181 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.00 Mt | 2024 | 116th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.07 Mt | 2024 | 45th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 0.92 Mt | 2024 | 169th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 0.1 t | 2024 | 212th of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 17 Mt | 2024 | 180th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 0.0 | 2023 | 154th of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 20% | 2023 | 71st of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 3.2% | 2025 | 20th of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $227 m | 2025 | 117th of 150 | World Bank |
| Deaths in organised violence | 62 | 2025 | 41st of 61 | UCDP |
| People using the internet | 8.6% | 2024 | 182nd of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $3 m | 2024 | 147th of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 2.8% | 2024 | 116th of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 1 | 2026 | 170th of 181 | US CSL |
| Chinese loans and grants committed | $9 m | 2021 | 88th of 122 | AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.0 |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000, Internally displaced
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- UCDP Georeferenced Event DatasetConflict deaths
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- AidData Chinese development financeChinese loans and grants
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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