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Burundi
Gitega · Burundian franc (BIF) · EAC · ECCAS · COMESA
Reference
- Capital
- Gitega
- Currency
- Burundian franc · BIF
- Central bank
- Bank of the Republic of Burundi (BRB)
- Regional membership
- Official languages
- Kirundi, French, English
- Stock exchange
- Not listed here
- Instant payments
- Not listed here
- Regulatory sandbox
- Not listed here
A blank field means the item is not listed on this page, not that it does not exist.
Figures
- GDP (current US$)
- $3.4 bn · 2025
- GDP growth (annual %)
- 4.2% · 2025
- Population
- 14.4 m · 2025
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
- 34.1% · 2025
- Personal remittances received (current US$)
- $273 m · 2025
- Exchange rate · BIF
- 2998 BIF per US dollar · 2026-08-29
World Bank, World Development Indicators, via the World Bank API; year as published. Mid-market reference from exchangerate-api.com, refreshed daily; not a dealing rate.
Headlines · 2
From the AllAfrica country feed and pan-African newsrooms; each item links to the original.
AllAfrica · Burundi
Rwanda Crush Burundi to Top Group D At Cavb Women's Championship
[New Times] Rwanda finished top of Group D after sweeping Burundi in straight sets (25-6, 25-11, 25-13) at the 2026 African Women's Nations Volleyball Championship in their final match of the group stage held at Ulinzi…
AllAfrica · Burundi
New Primate of Burundi Is Installed At Service in Bujumbura Attended By the Archbishop of Canterbury
[ACNS] The Most Revd Eraste Bigirimana has been installed as the new Primate of the Anglican Church of Burundi at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Bujumbura on August 23.