Burundi Country Code +257

Climate:

Equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees Celsius but is generally moderate; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm with two wet seasons (February to May and September to November) and two dry seasons (June to August and December to January)

Terrain:

Hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east, some plains

Natural resources:

Nickel, Uranium, Rare earth oxides, Peat, Cobalt, Copper, Platinum, Vanadium, Arable land, Hydropower, Niobium, Tantalum

Land borders:

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania

Land use:

agricultural 83.9% (arable 51.4%), forest 10.9% (2023)

Sources: CIA World Factbook (data as of September 2026); area: World Bank 2023.

Currency:

Burundi Franc (BIF)

GDP by sector:

Agriculture 34%, Industry 18%, Services 42% (2025)

Top exports:

Gold, gems and jewelry (35%), Coffee, tea and spices (28%), Beverages and spirits (6%), Tobacco (5%), Flour and malt (5%)

Top imports:

Mineral fuels and oil (22%), Fertilizers (8%), Vehicles and parts (7%), Machinery and computers (6%), Electrical equipment and electronics (6%)

Main export markets:

United Arab Emirates (37%), Dem. Rep. of the Congo (20%), Switzerland (6%), Belgium (4%), Sudan (4%)

Main suppliers:

United Arab Emirates (17%), China (14%), United Rep. of Tanzania (13%), India (7%), Saudi Arabia (6%)

Sources: World Bank (GDP, growth, inflation, ILO-modeled unemployment, sectors), UNDP Human Development Report 2025, UN Comtrade (goods trade 2023, shares of the total by value), ISO 4217. Years in brackets are the latest available.