GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Burundi
Burundi: GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 1.24 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Burundi, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 1.24 million current LCU per person for gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.3% on the previous year and up 211.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Burundi peaked at 1.24 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42,145 current LCU per person, in 1990.
That places Burundi 43rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42,145 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 45,250 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 46,790 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 48,865 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 49,713 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 50,055 current LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 52,514 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 68,605 current LCU per person | +30.6% |
| 1998 | 78,808 current LCU per person | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 87,216 current LCU per person | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 98,550 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 108,197 current LCU per person | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 110,710 current LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 117,860 current LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 133,717 current LCU per person | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 156,711 current LCU per person | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 165,382 current LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 178,986 current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 224,091 current LCU per person | +25.2% |
| 2009 | 241,772 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 265,311 current LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 287,865 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 332,431 current LCU per person | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 365,472 current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 385,484 current LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 399,945 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 431,146 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 495,529 current LCU per person | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 493,229 current LCU per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 500,315 current LCU per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 559,899 current LCU per person | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 624,320 current LCU per person | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 716,361 current LCU per person | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 857,357 current LCU per person | +19.7% |
| 2024 | 1.03 million current LCU per person | +20.7% |
| 2025 | 1.24 million current LCU per person | +20.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1.24 million current LCU per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 598,270 current LCU per person, 2.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1.24 million current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 642,602 current LCU per person, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56,996 current LCU per person | 42,145 current LCU per person | 87,216 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 153,598 current LCU per person | 98,550 current LCU per person | 241,772 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 395,673 current LCU per person | 265,311 current LCU per person | 500,315 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 839,518 current LCU per person | 559,899 current LCU per person | 1.24 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 40 Sri Lanka 1.48 million current LCU per person compare
- 41 Congo 1.31 million current LCU per person compare
- 42 Jamaica 1.25 million current LCU per person compare
- 44 Malawi 1.16 million current LCU per person compare
- 45 Cameroon 1.13 million current LCU per person compare
- 46 Albania 1.13 million current LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Burundi
- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.90 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.2711 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 35.12 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -43.01 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Burundi?
- Gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Burundi was 1.24 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,145 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Burundi rank for gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Burundi ranks 43rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 211.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GNI: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GNI: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.