Africa · Eastern Africa
Capital: Bujumbura
Burundi
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Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #145
Burundi's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
14.4M
#77 of 196
61st percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$3.36B
#166 of 196
15th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
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$171.8M
#134 of 196
32nd percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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$6.2M
#133 of 196
32nd percentile
2018 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
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$440.7M
#152 of 196
23rd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Bujumbura
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Country code
- BDI
Three interesting facts
Burundi shares land borders with 3 countries: DR Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania.
Burundi spans roughly 27,834 square kilometers, placing it around 142nd by area in this factbook.
Burundi’s position in Eastern Africa places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Burundi on the map
Burundi is located in Central Africa, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, west of Tanzania. Its terrain is hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east, some plains. The climate is equatorial, high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level), average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees Celsius but is generally moderate, average annual rainfall is about 150 cm with two wet seasons (February to May and September to November) and two dry seasons (June to August and December to January). In area, the country is slightly smaller than Maryland.
Economy
Economic profile
Burundi's economy is characterized by highly agrarian, low-income Sub-Saharan economy, declining foreign assistance, increasing fiscal insolvencies, dense and still growing population, COVID-19 weakened economic recovery and flipped two years of deflation. Major industries include light consumer goods (sugar, shoes, soap, beer), cement, assembly of imported components, public works construction, food processing (fruits). Important agricultural products include cassava, bananas, sweet potatoes, beans, maize, vegetables, potatoes, rice, sugarcane, fruits (2023). Notable exports include gold, coffee, tea, tin ores, iron bars (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Burundi has an estimated population of 12,332,788. Language and cultural traditions vary across Burundi. The population includes Hutu, Tutsi, Twa, South Asian. The urban population represents 14.8% of total population (2023).
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