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Burundi
Republic of Burundi
Quick facts
- Capital
- Gitega
- Population
- 11 m
- Area
- 27,834 km²
- Region
- Eastern Africa
- Languages
- French, Kirundi
- Currency
- Burundian franc (Fr)
- Demonym
- Burundian
- UN member
- Yes
How Burundi compares
Economy size$3.1 B
164th of 178 worldwide · 14th of 17 in Eastern Africa
Income per person$219
178th of 178 worldwide · 17th of 17 in Eastern Africa
Life expectancy63.8 yrs
161st of 179 worldwide · 14th of 17 in Eastern Africa
Internet access8.6%
177th of 179 worldwide · 17th of 17 in Eastern Africa
Military spending$172 M
131st of 163 worldwide · 10th of 16 in Eastern Africa
Highlights
GDP
$3.1 B
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$219
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
63.8 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
R&D spending
0.2%
Gross expenditure on research & development as a share of GDP.
Researchers (per million)
22
Full-time-equivalent researchers per million people.
Resource rents
14.0%
World Bank2021
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
The history journey
From the drum-kingdom of the mwami to a republic forged in grief
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