Burundi — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Burundi, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Burundi was 4.24% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 21.33% in 1970. The lowest was -13.75% in 1961 (about -3.2× the latest value).
Burundi ranks 73 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 34%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.61%, so Burundi sits below it. It peaked in 1970 and has fallen 80% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 1148%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 26 of 47 economies; Eswatini (4.19%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 7475% in 1985. That is 38% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 106th of 107 in 1961 → 5th of 119 in 1970 → 98th of 152 in 1980 → 87th of 176 in 1990 → 180th of 199 in 2000 → 84th of 209 in 2010 → 37th of 209 in 2020 → 66th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.24% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 4.11% | +0.9 pp |
| 2023 | 3.25% | +0.9 pp |
| 2022 | 2.32% | -0.9 pp |
| 2021 | 3.24% | +2.9 pp |
| 2020 | 0.31% | -4.2 pp |
| 2019 | 4.46% | -0.9 pp |
| 2018 | 5.34% | +1.5 pp |
| 2017 | 3.83% | +0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +3.6 pp |
| 2015 | -0.4% | -4.6 pp |
| 2014 | 4.24% | -0.7 pp |
| 2013 | 4.92% | +0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 4.42% | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 4.02% | -1.1 pp |
| 2010 | 5.09% | +1.3 pp |
| 2009 | 3.79% | -1.1 pp |
| 2008 | 4.91% | +1.5 pp |
| 2007 | 3.44% | -2.0 pp |
| 2006 | 5.41% | +4.5 pp |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -3.9 pp |
| 2004 | 4.83% | +6.1 pp |
| 2003 | -1.22% | -5.7 pp |
| 2002 | 4.45% | +2.4 pp |
| 2001 | 2.06% | +2.9 pp |
| 2000 | -0.86% | +0.2 pp |
| 1999 | -1.01% | -5.8 pp |
| 1998 | 4.75% | +6.3 pp |
| 1997 | -1.59% | +6.4 pp |
| 1996 | -8% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | -7.92% | -4.1 pp |
| 1994 | -3.83% | +2.4 pp |
| 1993 | -6.24% | -7.2 pp |
| 1992 | 1.01% | -4.0 pp |
| 1991 | 5% | +1.5 pp |
| 1990 | 3.5% | +2.2 pp |
| 1989 | 1.35% | -3.7 pp |
| 1988 | 5.03% | -0.5 pp |
| 1987 | 5.5% | +2.3 pp |
| 1986 | 3.25% | -8.5 pp |
| 1985 | 11.78% | +11.6 pp |
| 1984 | 0.16% | -3.6 pp |
| 1983 | 3.72% | +4.8 pp |
| 1982 | -1.05% | -13.2 pp |
| 1981 | 12.16% | +11.2 pp |
| 1980 | 0.99% | -0.7 pp |
| 1979 | 1.66% | +2.6 pp |
| 1978 | -0.94% | -12.4 pp |
| 1977 | 11.47% | +3.5 pp |
| 1976 | 7.94% | +7.2 pp |
| 1975 | 0.7% | +1.4 pp |
| 1974 | -0.73% | -7.6 pp |
| 1973 | 6.89% | +13.3 pp |
| 1972 | -6.4% | -9.2 pp |
| 1971 | 2.75% | -18.6 pp |
| 1970 | 21.33% | +22.8 pp |
| 1969 | -1.46% | -1.2 pp |
| 1968 | -0.3% | -14.1 pp |
| 1967 | 13.82% | +9.2 pp |
| 1966 | 4.61% | +0.6 pp |
| 1965 | 3.97% | -2.3 pp |
| 1964 | 6.27% | +2.1 pp |
| 1963 | 4.14% | -4.9 pp |
| 1962 | 9.06% | +22.8 pp |
| 1961 | -13.75% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Burundi’s GDP growth in 1962?
9.06% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Burundi’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +130.8% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 4.24%; 2024: 4.11%; 2023: 3.25%; 2022: 2.32%; 2021: 3.24%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.