Burundi

Region

Africa · Eastern Africa

Capital

Gitega

Population

14,390,003 (2025)

Government

presidential republic

Currency

Burundian franc (BIF)

Official languages

French, Kirundi

Spoken languages

Kirundi (official), French (official), English (official, least spoken), Swahili (2008 est.)

Written scripts

Latin

Area

27,834 km²

Coastline

Landlocked

UN member

Yes

Affiliations

African Union, COMESA, EAC, IMF, WCO, WTO

Borders

DR Congo , Rwanda , Tanzania

0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).

Trade profile

Key exports

gold, coffee, tea, tin ores, iron bars (2023)

Key imports

fertilizers, cement, packaged medicine, plastic products, cars (2023)

Natural resources

nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, arable land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum

Primary route

Indian Ocean gateways (Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti) to Asia and the Gulf

Secondary route

Suez corridor to Europe

Trade research

• WTO trade profile — tariffs, trade in goods and services, top partners
• World Bank country data — GDP, trade share of GDP, logistics indicators
• OEC trade profile — export/import composition and partners, visualized
• ITC Trade Map — detailed trade statistics by product (ITC/UN Comtrade)
• CIA World Factbook — geography, economy, transportation infrastructure