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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” (2023 est.) less than 1
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 3,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” state-controlled Radio Television Nationale de Burundi (RTNB) operates a TV station and a national radio network; 3 private TV stations and about 10 privately owned radio stations; transmissions of several international…
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .bi
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 11% (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” (2023 est.) less than 1
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 14,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 63 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 8,646,690 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” cassava, bananas, sweet potatoes, beans, maize, vegetables, potatoes, rice, sugarcane, fruits (2023)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $737.898 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.note β€” note: central government revenues and expenses (excluding grants/extrabudgetary units/social security funds) converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $713.694 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2021.text β€” -$393.88 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” -$621.969 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2023.text β€” -$625.597 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.Debt - external 2023.text β€” $805.174 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.note β€” note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” highly agrarian, low-income Sub-Saharan economy; declining foreign assistance; increasing fiscal insolvencies; dense and still growing population; COVID-19 weakened economic recovery and flipped two years of deflation
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” Burundi francs (BIF) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2019.text β€” 1,845.623 (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 1,915.046 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 1,975.951 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 2,034.307 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 2,574.052 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” gold, coffee, tea, tin ores, iron bars (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” UAE 59%, Uganda 8%, China 5%, Germany 5%, USA 3% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2021.text β€” $302.752 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $333.637 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $378.229 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $2.162 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.exports of goods and services.text β€” 5.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.government consumption.text β€” 30.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.household consumption.text β€” 75.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.imports of goods and services.text β€” -24.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in fixed capital.text β€” 13.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in inventories.text β€” 0% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 25.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 9.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 49% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2020.text β€” 37.5 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.note β€” note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.highest 10%.text β€” 29.9% (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.lowest 10%.text β€” 2.9% (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.note β€” note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” fertilizers, cement, packaged medicine, plastic products, cars (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” Tanzania 26%, China 15%, Uganda 10%, Kenya 10%, India 6% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2021.text β€” $1.166 billion (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $1.42 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $1.433 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” -0.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” light consumer goods (sugar, shoes, soap, beer); cement, assembly of imported components; public works construction; food processing (fruits)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 18.8% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023.text β€” 26.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024.text β€” 20.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Labor force.note β€” note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
+ Added Economy.Labor force.text β€” 6.107 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.note β€” note: % of population with income below national poverty line
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.text β€” 51% (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2016.text β€” 48.4% of GDP (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $11.048 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $11.343 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $11.739 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 1.8% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 2.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text β€” 3.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $800 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $800 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $800 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2021.text β€” 6.1% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 4.9% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 7.5% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021.text β€” $266.164 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022.text β€” $158.53 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023.text β€” $90.35 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.note β€” note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.text β€” 15.6% (of GDP) (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2022.text β€” 1% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2023.text β€” 1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2024.text β€” 1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.note β€” note: % of labor force seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).female.text β€” 1.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).male.text β€” 2.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).note β€” note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).total.text β€” 1.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.consumption.text β€” 1,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 10,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - rural areas.text β€” 1.7%
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 10.3% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - urban areas.text β€” 64%
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.biomass and waste.text β€” 1.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 31.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.hydroelectricity.text β€” 66.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 0.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 444.018 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.imports.text β€” 100 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 131,000 kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 39.994 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Energy consumption per capita.Total energy consumption per capita 2023.text β€” 946,000 Btu/person (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text β€” 6,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from coal and metallurgical coke.text β€” 32,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
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