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Burundi entrusts Weza Power with extending the electricity grid in half the country
The 25-year concession must mobilise 1.4 billion dollars and connect more than 1.2 million households and businesses, according to partners.
Country
Burundi
Burundi in figures
GDP growth
4.2%
2025 · 2026 : 3.6% (projection)
Inflation
34.0%
2025 · 2026 : 10.5% (projection)
Public debt
42.0%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 40.4% (projection)
Fiscal balance
-3.2%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -3.5% (projection)
Current account balance
-6.4%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -6.8% (projection)
Nominal GDP
6.8 bn USD
2025 · 2026 : 7.6 bn USD (projection)
GDP per capita
469 USD
2025 · 2026 : 510 USD (projection)
Population
14.4 million
2025
In %
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook
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| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -3.9 | – |
| 2016 | -0.6 | – |
| 2017 | 0.5 | – |
| 2018 | 1.6 | – |
| 2019 | 1.8 | – |
| 2020 | 0.3 | – |
| 2021 | 3.1 | – |
| 2022 | 1.8 | – |
| 2023 | 2.7 | – |
| 2024 | 4.1 | – |
| 2025 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 2026 | – | 3.6 |
| 2027 | – | 4.7 |
| 2028 | – | 3.9 |
| 2029 | – | 4.6 |
| 2030 | – | 4 |
| 2031 | – | 4.5 |
In %
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook
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| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5.5 | – |
| 2016 | 5.6 | – |
| 2017 | 15.8 | – |
| 2018 | -2.8 | – |
| 2019 | -0.9 | – |
| 2020 | 7.6 | – |
| 2021 | 8.3 | – |
| 2022 | 19 | – |
| 2023 | 27 | – |
| 2024 | 20.3 | – |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 |
| 2026 | – | 10.5 |
| 2027 | – | 12.2 |
| 2028 | – | 13.1 |
| 2029 | – | 12.3 |
| 2030 | – | 11.7 |
| 2031 | – | 10.3 |
- Access to electricity
- 20% (2024)
- Internet users
- 9% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment
- +1.0% (2025)
- Personal remittances
- 8.1% (2025)
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (key figures, growth and inflation; estimates and projections from 2026); World Bank World Development Indicators (population and structural indicators). The latest available year is shown for each figure.
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