Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.271 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Burundi, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Burundi is 0.271, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.431 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.115, in 2016.
That places Burundi 153rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.144 | — |
| 1947 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.142 | -1.4% |
| 1951 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.146 | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 0.157 | +7.5% |
| 1959 | 0.169 | +7.6% |
| 1960 | 0.172 | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 0.172 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.293 | +70.3% |
| 1963 | 0.332 | +13.3% |
| 1964 | 0.332 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.335 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.28 | -16.4% |
| 1967 | 0.269 | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.264 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.274 | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.26 | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.281 | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 0.309 | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 0.309 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.299 | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.299 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.305 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.305 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.309 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.309 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.305 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.298 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.304 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.305 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.306 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.318 | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.296 | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.425 | +43.6% |
| 1993 | 0.431 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.422 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.422 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.416 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.409 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.402 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.405 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.406 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.424 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.403 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.41 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.419 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.412 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.411 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.404 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.397 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.39 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.343 | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.348 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.348 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.304 | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.271 | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.161 | -40.6% |
| 2016 | 0.115 | -28.6% |
| 2017 | 0.116 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.136 | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 0.138 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.167 | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 0.206 | +23.4% |
| 2022 | 0.272 | +32.0% |
| 2023 | 0.248 | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.251 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.271 | +8.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.271 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.42, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.271 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +70.3% | 0.172 | 0.293 |
| 1992 | +43.6% | 0.296 | 0.425 |
| 2015 | -40.6% | 0.271 | 0.161 |
| 2022 | +32.0% | 0.206 | 0.272 |
| 2016 | -28.6% | 0.161 | 0.115 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.144 | 0.144 | 0.144 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.1466 | 0.142 | 0.169 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2718 | 0.172 | 0.335 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.285 | 0.26 | 0.309 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3051 | 0.298 | 0.309 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3946 | 0.296 | 0.431 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4076 | 0.39 | 0.424 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.228 | 0.115 | 0.348 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2358 | 0.167 | 0.272 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0609 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Burundi?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Burundi was 0.271 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.431 in 1993.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.115 in 2016.
- How does Burundi rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Burundi ranks 153rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.