Facts about Burundi

Burundi is one of the world's poorest countries and balances on the knife edge of a fragile peace. Norway focuses on peace-building to prevent the conflict flaring up.
Estimated population (2010)
8,5 millions

Economy

Gross national income per capita (2010)
189 USD
Economic growth, GDP (2010)
3,9 %
Economic structure, percentage of GDP(2005)
Agriculture
34,8 %
Industry
20 %
Services
45,1 %
Defence spending, percentage of GDP (2008)
3,8 %
Especially fragile state, (OECD/DAC) (2006)
Yes
Development assistance per capita (2009)
66 USD
Development assistance, percentage of GDP (2009)
41,2 %

Health

Malnutrition, children under 5 ()
Not available
Child mortality per 1000(2009)
166
Change 2000 - 2009
-12
Maternal mortality per 1000 births (2005)
6,2
HIV infection rate, age group 15-49 (2009)
3,3 %
Access to safe drinking water (2008)
72 %
Percentage of urban population living in slums (2005)
64,3 %
Human Development Index (HDI level ) (2010)
0,28

Scale from zero to one, one is the highest level of welfare.

Education

Children in school (2009)
99,1 %
Illiteracy rate, age group 15-24 (2009)
33,4 %
Ratio of girls to 100 boys attending school()
Primary
96,7
Secondary
72,2
Tertiary
Not available

Women

Percentage of women in Parliament (2010)
32,1 %
Women's pay as proportion of men's pay, formal sector ()
Not available

Environment

Area protected for biological diversity (2008)
5,6 %

Corruption

Level of corruption according to the TI Corruption Perception Index (2010)
1,8

Scale from zero to ten, zero is the highest level of corruption.