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Burundi

Official language: Kirundi, French
Currency: Burundi Franc
Capital City: Gitega
Area: 27834km²
Subregional membership(s): East Africa, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Economic Community of the Great Lakes countries , Least developed countires, Land-locked Countries, Sub-Saharan Africa, Non-Oil Producing, Non-Oil LDCs, Land-locked LDCs, East African Community (EAC), CEPGL, Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)

11530.6K

₂₀₁₉

Mid-year population

3.2B

₂₀₁₇

GDP at current prices, USD

Under five mortality rate

126.2

₂₀₁₇

Primary enrolment ratio

Population and migration

United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)	37.80	37.56	37.80	38.04	38.16	38.04	37.80	37.20	36.60
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)	67.92	67.92	67.92	65.76	65.76	65.76
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)	724.0	730.9	737.2	742.7	747.6	752.0	756.4	760.6	764.6
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)	681.4	688.3	694.4	700.0	704.8	709.1	713.3	717.1	721.1
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)	702.8	709.8	715.9	721.4	726.4	730.8	735.0	739.0	743.0
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 0-4 (%)				142.92		140.52
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 10-14 (%)				59.76		63.00
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 15-19 (%)				65.88		63.84
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 20-24 (%)				105.00		96.36
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 25-29 (%)				121.68		121.32
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 30-34 (%)				117.12		120.12
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 35-39 (%)				108.60		108.72
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 40-44 (%)				98.52		96.84
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 45-49 (%)				84.72		84.36
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 5-9 (%)				88.80		92.04
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 50-54 (%)				65.88		66.84
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 55-59 (%)				49.20		50.40
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 60-64 (%)				34.20		36.00
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 65+ (%)				57.72		59.76
Population - Female (%)	606.48	606.24	606.00	605.88	605.52	605.28	605.04	604.80	604.56
Population - Female (thousands)	56,072	57,838	59,661	61,552	63,513	65,538	67,618	69,739
Population - Male (%)	593.52	593.76	594.00	594.12	594.48	594.72	594.96	595.20	595.44
Population - Male (thousands)	54,880	56,646	58,471	60,369	62,343	64,386	66,486	68,628
Population - Total (thousands)	110,952	114,483	118,132	121,920	125,856	129,924	134,104	138,367
Population - Urban (%)	134.40	138.00	141.60	145.20	148.80	152.40	156.00	160.80
Population - Urban (%)	134.40	138.00	141.60	145.20	148.80	152.40
Population - Urban (thousands)	12,516	13,224	13,980	14,784	15,648	16,560
Total fertility rate (per woman)	71.9	70.8	69.6	68.4	67.2	66.0	64.9	63.8	62.9

Health

United Nations Statistics Division, World Health Organization

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 adolescent women aged 15-19 - Female (per 1,000 population)
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	9,360	9,120	8,844	8,544
Percentage of children under-five and underweight (%)
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)	1,188	1,188	1,188
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)	1,116	1,176
Proportion of population using improved drinking water source - Total (%)	900.00	912.00	912.00	912.00
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)	576.00	576.00	576.00	576.00
Under-five mortality rate (Per 1,000 live births)	1,094	1,054	1,015	980.4

Education

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)			655.92	997.44
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)			836.28	1,059
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)			738.84	1,027
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics by the end of primary (ratio)			13.4
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics in grades 2/3 (ratio)			12.0
Gender parity index for achievement in reading by the end of primary (ratio)			14.6
Gender parity index for participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (ratio)		12.1	12.4	12.2
Gender parity index of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained (ratio)			9.4	12.0
Gender parity index of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained (ratio)	25.7		24.5	12.0
Gender parity index of teachers in primary education who are trained (ratio)	12.5		12.7	12.0
Gender parity index of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained (ratio)			12.0	12.0
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)	1,705	1,681	1,664	1,618	1,576	1,514
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)	1,720	1,688	1,646	1,602	1,566	1,513
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)	1,712	1,684	1,655	1,610	1,571	1,514
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)	297.60	358.56	441.00	515.52	570.72	610.68
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)	408.36	459.84	522.36	567.84	590.16	597.00
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)	351.60	408.12	480.96	541.32	580.32	603.96
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)	29.76	33.72	30.60		42.12	44.88
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)	66.84	81.84	99.48		104.16	104.64
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)	47.40	56.64	63.60		72.00	73.92
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Female (%)	383.52	698.16	679.32
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Male (%)	447.36	677.52	666.12
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Total (%)	440.16	733.32	720.60	734.52	719.52	589.92
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Female (%)			899.52
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Male (%)			1,023
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)			954.72	1,051
Mean years of schooling - Female (years)			17.6
Mean years of schooling - Male (years)			28.7
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)	32.4	32.4	32.4
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)			22.8
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)		1,137				1,169
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Male (%)						1,150
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)		1,093	1,144	1,130		1,160
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Female (%)	208.80	252.12	314.40	361.08	408.96	380.04
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Male (%)	243.12	271.08	319.08	344.04	377.28	313.20
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Total (%)	225.48	261.36	316.68	352.68	393.36	347.04
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (%)		240.36	269.04	395.76
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) - Female (%)		241.20	272.64	398.88
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) - Male (%)		239.64	265.32	392.64
Primary school enrollment - Female (number)	11,956,944	12,147,684	12,446,688	12,579,048	12,765,132	12,807,864	13,056,264	13,315,284
Primary school enrollment - Male (number)	11,813,208	11,969,916	12,114,840	12,289,848	12,560,016	12,706,212	12,994,344	13,235,100
Primary school enrollment - Total (number)	23,770,152	24,117,600	24,561,528	24,868,896	25,325,148	25,514,076	26,050,608	26,550,384
Proportion of children at the end of primary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics (%)			1,040
Proportion of children at the end of primary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics - Female (%)			1,104
Proportion of children at the end of primary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics - Male (%)			987.60
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)	565.2	540.0	523.8	518.6	595.9	595.3	510.2
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary education - Total (rate)	356.5	379.9	446.6	429.5	385.6	336.4	319.2
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)	242.5	176.0	302.8		266.5	237.6
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)	12.1	12.2
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)	9.2	9.8
Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education (ratio)
Ratio of school attendance rate of orphans to school attendance rate of non orphans (%)
Rural to urban parity index for achievement in mathematics by the end of primary (ratio)			12.4
Rural to urban parity index for achievement in mathematics in grades 2/3 (ratio)			12.0
Rural to urban parity index for achievement in reading by the end of primary (ratio)			10.3
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)	104.5	103.7	102.4	99.2	96.5	93.0
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)	106.1	104.5	101.6	98.6	96.4	93.5
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)	105.2	104.0	102.0	99.0	96.4	93.2
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)	21.5	25.6	31.7	37.1	40.9	38.0
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)	30.7	33.8	38.8	42.1	43.6	38.5
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)	25.9	29.5	35.0	39.5	42.1	38.3
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Female (years)	1.4	1.7	1.6		2.4	2.6
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Male (years)	3.4	4.1	4.9		6.1	5.9
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)	2.4	2.9	3.2		4.1	4.2
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Female (%)	611.52	708.84	579.72	572.04	552.12
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Male (%)	564.60	558.36	490.32	492.12	485.40
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Total (%)	588.48	630.84	534.72	531.96	518.76

National accounts

United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - current USD (billions)	28.0	29.4	32.5	33.7	35.0	37.9
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - National Currency (billions)	40,390	45,750	50,220	53,015	57,890	65,471

Prices

Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100	1,554	1,677	1,751	1,848	1,951	2,264	2,200	2,183	2,343
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)	217.92	95.28	52.92	66.48	66.72	192.60	-33.72	-8.28
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year	141.96	108.24	45.00	85.32	114.60	119.40	-70.56	60.60	90.12
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period	217.92	95.28	52.92	66.48	66.72	192.60	-33.72	-9.72	88.44
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)	142.08	108.24	45.00	85.56	114.00	222.96
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)	1,101	1,200	1,245	1,334	1,460	1,732

Energy

African Union Commission, United Nations Statistics Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Coal - Production, Tonnes (thousands)					0.0
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)	1,728	1,728	1,740	1,788	1,932	2,100
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)	2,855	3,111
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	52.56	52.56	48	48	48	48
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	34.68	247.8
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	2,144	2,144	2,148	2,172	2,208	2,232
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	1,666	1,662
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)	10.56	10.56	12	12	12.12
Electricity - total thermal production (Giga watt hours)	34.68	331.8	474.24	416.4	373.08	1,006	1,261	1,569
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)	828.00	816.00	756.00	756.00	792.00	828.00
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	732.0	780.0	732.0	804.0	816.0
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	2,208	2,208	2,208	2,232	2,268	2,304
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	1,700	1,909

Tourism

World Bank, World Tourism Organization, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)	300.0	408.0	456.0	348.0	336.0
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)	8.04	12.48	23.88	14.88	12.48
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)	18.0	27.6	49.2	26.4	22.8	36.0	46.8
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)	1,764	2,808	2,820	1,572	2,244	3,588
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)
Total contribution to employment, tourism (%)	59.52	53.28	53.16	51.96		52.80
Total contribution to GDP, tourism (%)	69.24	64.68	61.32	59.88		61.20

Transport

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Paved Road (% of total) (%)	200.88	177.60

Information society

United Nations Statistics Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (%)	0.12	0.24	0.24	0.36
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (10MB) (%)	0.00
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (256KL2M) (%)	0.00			0.00
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2L10MB) (%)	0.00
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	2.28	2.64	2.64	2.52	2.28	2.64	2.64	2.16
Internet users per 100 inhabitants (%)	14.64	15.12	16.56	58.44	62.04	31.92
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)	26,965,512	30,441,972	38,319,084	59,972,352	64,293,792	71,047,344	75,815,580
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	291.60	319.08	389.28	590.28	613.08	656.16	678.36	691.44
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (10MB) (thousands)	0.0
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (256KL2M) (thousands)	4.1			5.8
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2L10MB) (thousands)	0.1
Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (thousands)	8.4	18.4	20.4	43.7
Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%)	14.64	15.12	16.56	58.44
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone (%)		166.80
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone - Female (%)		104.40
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone - Male (%)		235.20
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)				630.00
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%)			0.00	0.00
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%)			0.00	0.00
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient - current USD (billions)	97.4	571.1	44.0	152.0

International trade

International Road Federation

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021

Banking, insurance, financial statistics

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	17,310	18,661	18,560	18,863
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	17,310	18,661	18,560	18,863	19,856	20,749	21,395	22,147
Interest rate - Lending (%)	171.84	181.80	188.04	183.96

Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics

World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)	106.9	165.1	166.3	167.0	192.2	173.2
Net ODA (% of GNI) (%)
Net ODA - current USD (millions)	6,290	6,706	6,185	4,398	8,910	5,141
Net ODA - Per capita (current USD)	674.88	698.52	625.2	431.28	846.6	473.16
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)	497.16	433.32	429.24	543.12	581.04	620.52	701.28	762.48

Balance of payments

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Economic Commission for Africa

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Capital Account net - current USD (billions)	1.8	1.2	1.0	0.7	0.8	0.9
Compensation of employees - current USD (millions)	123.8	153.2	118.1	159.0	127.0	158.5
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)	-222.96	-231.72	-222.48	-212.16	-157.08	-152.40
Current account balance - current USD (millions)	-3,133.9	-3,101.2	-4,740.9	-4,478.9	-4,076.3	-4,320.1
Errors and omissions - current USD (millions)	73.2	-30.8
Financial Account net - current USD (millions)	3.6	-4.2	-1.1	-1.1	1.7	2.2
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)	7.3	88.9	564.7	88.3	0.7	3.8
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)	167.2	1,580	2,546	2,634	2,635
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)		2.0	0.3	1.8	0.4	0.1
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)	29.1	31.2	31.3	33.1	33.6
Primary income (Net) - current USD (millions)	-78.1	21.4	-81.4	-20.1	-10.0	-57.5
Secondary income (Net) - current USD (millions)	5,358	5,190	3,983	3,395	2,466	3,159
Services Balance - current USD (millions)	-1,497.9	-1,333.8	-2,362.8	-2,057.6	-1,702.4	-1,984.9
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)			-266.40
Trade balance - current USD (millions)	-6,916.2	-6,978.5	-6,280.1	-5,795.9	-4,829.9	-5,436.8
Workers remittances (Net) - current USD (millions)	402.5	380.4

Environment

United Nations Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)
CO2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP) (Kilograms)
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)	84.00	85.20
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)				128.40
Land area covered by forest (%)

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