BurundiSub-Saharan Africa
Burundi: 165th largest economy, 134th in military spending
Population14.4M#77 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$3.4B#165 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$234#193 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output0.0 TWh#124 of 186 in the world · 2016
Military spending$172M#134 of 167 in the world · 2024
Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.
Attacks reported
attack log →≥ 2 events in or near Burundi, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.
14.4M people, 26% in cities
- Population14.4M2025
- Population growth2.4%2025
- Urban population25.7%2025
- Land area25.7k km²2023
A $3.4B economy, $234 per person
- GDP$3.4B2025
- GDP (purchasing power)$18B2025
- GDP per person$2342025
- GDP per person (purchasing power)$1.2k2025
- GDP growth4.2%2025
Fuels are 2% of goods exports
- Fuels, share of goods exports1.9%2023
- Food, share of goods exports46.0%2023
- Ores and metals, share of goods exports1.9%2023
- Manufactures, share of goods exports15.2%2023
- Fuels, share of goods imports22.1%2023
Fossil fuel output of 0.0 TWh
Oilmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
Gasmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
Coalmade 0.0 TWhno figureused
- Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)0.0 TWh2016
- Primary energy consumption3.8 TWh2023
- Energy use per person0.3 MWh2023
- Electricity generation0.5 TWh2024
- Electricity from fossil fuels24.5%2024
Spends $172M on its military, 3.8% of GDP
- Military spending$172M2024
- Military spending, share of GDP3.8%2024
- Armed forces personnel31k2020
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$2M2019
What Burundi's leaders said lately
1 statement on record, newest first
- Representative of Burundi, Representative · 13 Octdemand
Burundi said prevention must remain at the heart of a future crimes against humanity convention and that the convention should be based on legal certainty, sovereign equality and mutual respect for dignity. source ↗
Where these numbers come from
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2019-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2024
- IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2026
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.