Burundi

Burundi ranks last of 196 economies on GDP per capita, at US$234, and last again on a PPP basis, at $1,248 international dollars. The economy itself moved up 1 place to 168th, between Bhutan and Belize, as US$ GDP rose 10.8% to US$3.4 billion, mostly through exchange-rate and price effects rather than output. Real growth was +4.2%, and US$ GDP remains below its 2022 peak of US$4.0 billion.

Services account for 42.1% of output and agriculture 34.3%, with industry at 18.2% and manufacturing at 13.1%. Inflation ran at 34.1%, while unemployment was 0.9% and government gross debt 42.0% of GDP. With 14.4 million people, Burundi's economy is about the size of the Sebring, FL metro area. Since 2000, when GDP stood at US$870 million and it ranked 167th, US$ GDP has grown 3.9 times. The IMF projects a +196% rise to US$10.0 billion by 2030, which would lift Burundi to 152nd.