Income per Person (GDP per capita, PPP) in Burundi: 1800 to Today (and Tomorrow)

Income per person in Burundi tells the quiet, fundamental story of the average yearly economic output available for an individual life, adjusted for purchasing power using 2017 international dollars. Every value recorded here represents a statistical fact about the material conditions of lives actually lived across three centuries. Behind these figures lies the reality of daily survival, sustenance, and the economic constraints that shape generations.

The historical arc traces a long, gradual upward trajectory from the 1800s estimate of 600 intl-$ through the decades. By 1900 it was 800 intl-$, and the numbers continued climbing steadily through the mid-twentieth century into the 1980s. Following a period of economic contraction in the 1990s and 2000s, output resumed its growth, leading to the 2020s where income per person (gdp per capita, ppp) in Burundi stands at 3,800 intl-$ — ranking #124 of 157 countries. Projections extend this slow, steady climb toward the 2100s projection of 11,624 intl-$.

If you were born in Burundi across these different eras, your economic horizon shifted from the baseline of the 1800s estimate of 600 intl-$ toward the contemporary 2020s standing of 3,800 intl-$. This trajectory frames the resources accessible to families, the expansion of local markets, and the changing financial architecture of the nation over time. Where do YOU rank among everyone ever born? →