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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.
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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 2026.10.23).
Capital
Gitega
Population
12,332,788 inh.
Area
27,834 km²
Currency
BIF
Regime
representative democracy
Executive in office
Head of State
Évariste Ndayishimiye
since 2020.06.18
Conseil national pour la défense de la démocratie-Forces de défense de la démocratie
Head of Government
Gervais Ndirakobuca
since 2023.09.07
Government in office
· 2 members
ministre des Finances du Burundi
Alain Ndikumana
since 2025.08.06
Finance
Premier ministre du Burundi
Nestor Ntahontuye
since 2025.08.05
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
121 seats
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Inception 1961
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Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04
Sénat
13 seats
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Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04
Economic indicators
World Bank · 2025
GDP
3 G$
2025
↑ +10.8 % vs 2024
GDP / capita
234 $
2025
↑ +8.1 % vs 2024
Growth
4.2 %
2025
↑ +0.1 pt vs 2024
Inflation
34.1 %
2025
↑ +13.9 pt vs 2024
Unemployment
0.9 %
2025
↑ +0.0 pt vs 2024
Defense / GDP
3.2 %
2025
↓ -0.3 pt vs 2024
Life expectancy
63.8 yrs
2024
↑ +0.3 % vs 2023
Governance indices
V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.18/1
#141
electoral autocracy
2025
Freedoms (Freedom House)
13/100
Not Free
2026
Corruption (CPI)
17/100
#167 2025
Press freedom (RSF)
46/100
#119 2026
Military posture
SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#123
SIPRI 2025
Annual budget
0.2 Md$
2025 USD constants 2024
Defense effort
3.2 %PIB
2025
Trade dependencies
OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Political calendar
Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04
Society · human
UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
Refugees hosted
110,800
UNHCR 2025
Refugees originating
318,291
UNHCR 2025
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
UN WTO Francophonie (OIF) African Union EAC ECCAS
Global attention
Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,629 times a day (French and English).
On 2026.11.03: 2,099, or ×0.8.
2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03
Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
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 2026-11-04
Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04 Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04 Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
USA
24%
GBR
26%
FRA
31%
DEU
31%
RUS
67%
CHN
76%
IND
65%