Human development index vs gdp per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.439 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.439
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
187th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.439
in 2023
All-time low
0.265
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Burundi, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index vs gdp per capita in Burundi stood at 0.439. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.439 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.265, in 1993.
That places Burundi 187th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.294 | — |
| 1991 | 0.296 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.294 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.265 | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.298 | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.294 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.292 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.297 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.303 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.306 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.308 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.311 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.324 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.332 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.344 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.352 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.376 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.389 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.401 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.409 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.416 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.42 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.425 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.428 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.431 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.432 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.436 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.434 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.434 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.435 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.435 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.435 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.437 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.439 | +0.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.439 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.496, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.439 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.56, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2939 | 0.265 | 0.306 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3546 | 0.308 | 0.409 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4291 | 0.416 | 0.436 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4365 | 0.435 | 0.439 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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 human development index vs gdp per capita in Burundi?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Burundi was 0.439 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.439 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.265 in 1993.
- How does Burundi rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Burundi ranks 187th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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