Burundi.
Republic of Burundi
Member of AU, NAM.
Population
13.2M
GDP (nominal)
$3.1B
GDP / capita
$230
Capital
Gitega
Government
Presidential republic
Power & politics
Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.
Democracy index
1.5 / 10
UN voting record
How Burundi votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.
Ideological trajectory
Voting summary
No votes recorded for this period yet.
Bloc alignment
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Top voting partners
Topic-level voting
Source: Erik Voeten, “United Nations General Assembly Voting Data”, Harvard Dataverse (CC0). Aggregated by Model Diplomat. Last refresh tracked in profile freshness.
Foreign policy
Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.
Foreign Policy
Burundi's foreign policy centers on regional stability in the Great Lakes region and maintaining sovereignty against external interference. The government has resisted international oversight of its human rights record, withdrawing from the International Criminal Court in 2017. Burundi maintains close ties with Tanzania, China, and Russia, while relations with the EU and Western donors have been strained since 2015.
Regionally, Burundi participates in the EAC and has contributed significantly to AMISOM/ATMIS peacekeeping in Somalia, which provides both diplomatic capital and revenue. Relations with Rwanda remain complicated by historical ethnic dynamics and mutual accusations of destabilization.
Treaties & memberships
UN multilateral treaty positions and IGO memberships.
International Organizations
Society & economy
Macro-economic snapshot and demographic context.
GDP (nominal)
$3.1B
GDP per capita
$230
Currency
Burundian Franc (BIF)
HDI
0.43
Top trading partners
In the news
Stories surfacing across Burundi’s authoritative outlets. Grouped by topic, ranked by source coverage.