Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Burundi
Burundi: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 10.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10.3%
Change on year
down 50.1%
World rank
147th
of 197 countries
All-time high
27.5%
in 2015
All-time low
9.2%
in 2004
Years of data
21
2000–2025
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Burundi, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 10.3% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2025.
The figure is down 50.1% on the previous year and down 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Burundi peaked at 27.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2004.
Burundi ranks 147th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7% | — |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -26.5% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +29.2% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | +38.3% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -24.4% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 10.3% | -50.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 10.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.9%, 69% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 10.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.4%, 72% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 9.2% | 16.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 15.0% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 10.3% | 20.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,748 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 646,726 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,798 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 117,464 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,027 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.52 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1748 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Burundi?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Burundi was 10.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2004.
- How does Burundi rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Burundi ranks 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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