Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Burundi
Burundi: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 0.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Burundi, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.9% for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 922.2% on the previous year and up 116.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Burundi peaked at 2.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -5.7%, in 2015.
Burundi ranks 143rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -2.8% | — |
| 2001 | -0.5% | -82.7% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -424.5% |
| 2003 | -4.2% | -366.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -124.6% |
| 2005 | -2.4% | -327.9% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -210.1% |
| 2007 | -1.6% | -161.7% |
| 2008 | -0.8% | -51.6% |
| 2009 | -2.0% | +162.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -103.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +800.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +68.1% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +38.8% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -24.4% |
| 2015 | -5.7% | -548.8% |
| 2016 | -1.7% | -70.5% |
| 2017 | -1.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | -1.8% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | -2.0% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | -1.8% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | -1.1% | -40.6% |
| 2022 | -2.1% | +94.4% |
| 2023 | -0.9% | -58.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -110.5% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | +922.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 83% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +922.2% | 0.1% | 0.9% |
| 2011 | +800.0% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| 2015 | -548.8% | 1.3% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.9% | -4.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8% | -5.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8% | -2.1% | 0.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 140 Australia and New Zealand 1.0% compare
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- 144 Mauritania 0.9% compare
- 146 Saint Lucia 0.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Burundi
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 56.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.45 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -67.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0728 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -69.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0532 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Burundi?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Burundi was 0.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.7% in 2015.
- How does Burundi rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Burundi ranks 143rd out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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