Military spending, per unit of GDP in Burundi
Burundi: Military spending, per unit of GDP was 0.04 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.04 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 40.3%
World rank
21st
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.1173 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1999
All-time low
0.0259 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2014
Years of data
62
1962–2023
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Burundi, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military spending, per unit of gdp in Burundi is 0.04 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 40.3% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per unit of gdp in Burundi peaked at 0.1173 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0259 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2014.
Burundi ranks 21st of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Burundi, year by year
| Year | constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.0863 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1963 | 0.0619 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.2% |
| 1964 | 0.056 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1104 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +97.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1042 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0994 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1029 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1004 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0812 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0768 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1167 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1027 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1038 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0863 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0911 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0806 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0842 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0808 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0781 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0727 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0734 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0681 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0675 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0552 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0541 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0525 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0524 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0476 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0447 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0448 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0578 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0584 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0698 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0742 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0934 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1156 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.8% |
| 1998 | 0.115 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1173 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0915 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0868 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1055 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0809 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0741 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0663 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0616 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0624 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0515 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0364 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.4% |
| 2010 | 0.032 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0317 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0312 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0304 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0259 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 0.027 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0284 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0283 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0284 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0317 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0282 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0281 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0285 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.04 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.04 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0213 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.04 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0159 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +97.2% | 0.056 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1104 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0902 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.056 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1104 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0904 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0768 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1167 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0622 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0476 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0781 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0791 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0447 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1173 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0717 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0364 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1055 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0295 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0259 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.032 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0312 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0281 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.04 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 18 Eritrea 0.0436 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Morocco 0.0423 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Afghanistan 0.0401 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 0.0395 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Greece 0.0386 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 United States 0.0383 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Burundi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2266 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2677 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2838 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per unit of gdp in Burundi?
- Military spending, per unit of gdp in Burundi was 0.04 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1173 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0259 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- How does Burundi rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?
- Burundi ranks 21st out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.