The latest market, economy, central-bank, policy and company stories from Burundi, updated every 15 minutes. Last updated 19 October 2026.
| GDP growth (2025) | 4.2% | Fast growth. |
| Inflation (2025) | 34.1% | High inflation: money loses value quickly. |
| Unemployment (2025) | 0.9% | Low: the job market is tight. |
| GDP per person (2025) | $234 | Average output per person: a rough measure of how wealthy a country is. |
| Current account (2025) | -13.7% of GDP | Deficit: spends more abroad than it earns, so it relies on foreign money. |
Latest official annual figures from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Context, not a forecast or financial advice.
Du repiquage de jeunes plants à Jenda au déploiement d’équipements à Bugendana, le Projet de Résilience Climatique des Collines du Burundi (PRCCB-NAGURA-ISI) a été officiellement lancé le jeudi 1ᵉʳ octobre 2026.