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Burundi
Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and southeastern Africa, with a population of over 14 million people.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 13/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
6.1 /10 risk
- Security 1.0
- Legitimacy 2.4
- Economy 3.3
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: EU 1 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Gitega
- Population
- 12,332,788 inh.
- Area
- 27,834 km²
- Currency
- BIF
- Regime
- representative democracy
Executive in office
Head of State
Évariste Ndayishimiye
Head of Government
Gervais Ndirakobuca
Government in office 2 members
ministre des Finances du Burundi
Alain Ndikumana
Premier ministre du Burundi
Nestor Ntahontuye
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
121 seats
Inception 1961
Sénat
39 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
3 G$
GDP / capita
234 $
Growth
4.2 %
Inflation
34.1 %
Unemployment
0.9 %
Defense / GDP
3.8 %
Life expectancy
63.8 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.18/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
13/100
Corruption (CPI)
17/100
Press freedom (RSF)
46/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#123
Annual budget
0.2 Md$
Defense effort
3.2 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
0 Md$
Imports
1 Md$
Balance
-1 Md$
Top exports
- 31% Or + thé
Top imports
- 17% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
24%
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GBR
26%
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FRA
31%
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DEU
31%
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RUS
67%
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CHN
76%
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IND
65%
Abstention: 24%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
- 2027-05-03
Last election
- 2025-06-05
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.439/1
Gini
37.5
Refugees hosted
110,800
Refugees originating
318,291
National anthem
Burundi bwacu
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Francophonie (OIF)
- African Union
- EAC
- ECCAS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,490 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 2,169, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2020 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)