Urban population, per unit of GDP in Burundi

Burundi: Urban population, per unit of GDP was 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.0011 units per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
1st
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.0011 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
All-time low
0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
in 1980
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Urban population, per unit of GDP in Burundi, 1960–2025

000.0010.0010.0010.001196019922025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, urban population, per unit of gdp in Burundi stood at 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP.

The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 90.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, per unit of gdp in Burundi peaked at 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP, in 1980.

That places Burundi 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Urban population, per unit of GDP in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per unit of GDP in Burundi, 1960 to 2025.
Year units per US$ of GDP Change
1960 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP
1961 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP +3.7%
1962 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP +2.0%
1963 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP -2.1%
1964 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP -4.1%
1965 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP +76.1%
1966 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP +3.0%
1967 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP -0.4%
1968 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP +4.3%
1969 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP +3.0%
1970 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP -16.3%
1971 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP +2.8%
1972 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP +7.0%
1973 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP -15.5%
1974 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP -5.7%
1975 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP -12.4%
1976 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP +0.0%
1977 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP -12.5%
1978 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP -4.0%
1979 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP -16.9%
1980 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP -7.8%
1981 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP +2.7%
1982 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP +1.9%
1983 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP -0.1%
1984 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP +16.8%
1985 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP -8.9%
1986 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP +1.2%
1987 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP +12.7%
1988 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP +10.7%
1989 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP +2.5%
1990 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP +3.8%
1991 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP +2.1%
1992 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP +13.9%
1993 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP +14.8%
1994 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP +4.7%
1995 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP +0.5%
1996 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP +17.9%
1997 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP -8.6%
1998 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP +13.5%
1999 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP +15.9%
2000 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP -3.0%
2001 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP +4.3%
2002 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP +12.1%
2003 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP +11.5%
2004 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP -8.5%
2005 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP -12.5%
2006 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP -6.2%
2007 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP +0.6%
2008 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP -9.3%
2009 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP -0.8%
2010 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP -4.2%
2011 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP -0.8%
2012 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP +5.3%
2013 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP +4.4%
2014 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP -0.4%
2015 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP +4.8%
2016 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP +16.3%
2017 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP +0.8%
2018 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP +6.5%
2019 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP +11.4%
2020 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP -1.6%
2021 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP +1.3%
2022 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP -7.5%
2023 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP +27.5%
2024 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP +21.8%
2025 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP -4.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Urban population, per unit of GDP 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.

YearChange FromTo
1965 +76.1% 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 10
1970s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 2 Somalia 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 3 Central African Republic 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 4 Gambia 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per unit of gdp in Burundi?
Urban population, per unit of gdp in Burundi was 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per unit of gdp recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP in 2024.
What is the lowest urban population, per unit of gdp recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in 1980.
How does Burundi rank for urban population, per unit of gdp?
Burundi ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 90.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
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Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.