Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Burundi
Burundi: Global: Ease of doing business score was 46.77 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Burundi, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 46.77 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.6% over five years.
Burundi ranks 167th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Burundi, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 45.57 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 45.68 DB17-20 methodology | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 45.91 DB17-20 methodology | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 46.48 DB17-20 methodology | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 46.77 DB17-20 methodology | +0.6% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 46.77 DB17-20 methodology is above the median for low income countries, which is 45.8 DB17-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 46.77 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.9 DB17-20 methodology, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Burundi
More private sector data for Burundi
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 13.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 15.2% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 332.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 23.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0987 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 89.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Burundi?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Burundi was 46.77 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 46.77 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.57 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Burundi rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Burundi ranks 167th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.