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Burundi.

Republic of Burundi · Gitega (political capital), Bujumbura (commercial capital) · 13.6M people · africa

Governmentpresidential republicLanguagesKirundi (official), French (official), English (officialArea27.8K km²Sanctioned entities6Active conflicts4CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.

Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
88.8
Moderate risk
30-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Burundi becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Burundi · 90-day event volume
6
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
3 of 5
FLOODNONEUN RIGHTS2026-07-232026-09-062026-10-20
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
100/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 0domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 0
Event Volatility
100/100 · 15% wt
target events: 0actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.00%article coverage 90d: 607
Arms Activity
100/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 0total value usd: $0conflict amplified: no
Economic Health
76/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 4.11%inflation pct: 20.21%unemployment pct: 0.92%
Market Stress
50/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 0negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
99/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 6is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
59/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 63.8literacy rate: 71.30%
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political
42Moderate
Security
0Stable
Economic
35Moderate
Regulatory
1Stable
Operational
10Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
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Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · Africa
Rank 42 of 56
01Republic of the Sudan
39.5
02Federal Republic of Nigeria
43.8
03Federal Republic of Somalia
45.5
04Republic of South Sudan
50.7
05Arab Republic of Egypt
50.8
06Democratic Republic of the Congo
53.6
07State of Libya
54.5
08Republic of South Africa
60.0
42Republic of Burundi· this country
88.8
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 16 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024
$3.0B
▼ $382.0M YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024
$216
▼ $34 YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 2024
20.2%
▼ 6.7% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 2024
0.9%
▲ 0.0% YoY
Population
WB· 2024
14.0M
▲ 358.3K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB· 2024
3.56%
▲ 0.13% YoY
Life expectancy
WB· 2024
63.8 yrs
▲ 0.2 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 2024
8.6%
▲ 1.4% YoY
Security5 recent events · 4 conflicts · 0 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
6
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
0
High-severity events
2026-10-12
SEV 6
UN Rights Council Vote
Diplomatic Tension
2026-09-16
SEV 1
None
Diplomatic Tension
2026-08-28
SEV 6
El Niño Floods
Flood
2026-08-25
SEV 6
Kinindo Market Fire
Ceasefire
2026-08-21
SEV 6
Bujumbura Market Fires
Ceasefire
Active conflicts involving Burundi
DR Congo-Rwanda conflict
Civil War · 19841 dispatches
Critical · 100
Sudan civil war
Civil War · 17235 dispatches
Critical · 100
Burundi conflict
Civil War · 17 dispatches
Low · 22.2
Burundian civil war
Civil War · 3 dispatches
Cold · 0
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
Climate & Humanitarian Crisis

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Enock visits Burundi with UNICEF to meet refugee children.

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Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Burundi-tagged articles · last 30 days
Evariste Ndayishimiye
personlast · Oct 17
19
Évariste Ndayishimiye
personlast · Oct 17
16
Alain Ndikumana
personlast · Sep 27
2
étudiants
personlast · Sep 27
2
Édouard Bizimana
personlast · Sep 22
2
Burundi Chief of Staff
personlast · Oct 11
1
Clément Ndikumasabo
personlast · Sep 27
1
Augustin Ngenzirabona
personlast · Sep 27
1
commerçants
personlast · Sep 27
1
Révérien Nizigiyimana
personlast · Sep 27
1
Forward calendar · relatedUpcoming scheduled events · co-mentioned countries · conflicts · recent reports
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+Methodology · how this profile is built

This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.

Coverage of Burundi will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.