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Two-way investment brief

Australia–Burundi

Globally, Burundi was the world’s 126th-largest source of FDI outflows in 2024 ($9 m, World Bank).
Data (CSV)Burundi global profile

Burundi direct investment in Australia

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Total Burundi investment in Australia

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FDI + portfolio + other

Australian direct investment in Burundi

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Total Australian investment in Burundi

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Levels at 31 Dec 2025

Trend

Direct investment in both directions

Direct investment levels, Australia–Burundi
  • Burundi in Australia
  • Australia in Burundi

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Burundi’s investment in Australia by type
  • Direct investment
  • Portfolio investment
  • Other investment

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Annual direct investment flows

Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment

  • Burundi → Australia
  • Australia → Burundi

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Economic outlook

Burundi’s economy

IMF World Economic Outlook202420252026forecast2027forecast2028forecast
Real GDP growth4.1%3.9%3.8%4.2%4.0%
Inflation20.2%34.2%14.5%15.3%13.5%
Current account, % GDP−8.6%−6.1%−5.5%−5.3%−5.4%
Fiscal balance, % GDP−4.8%−3.0%−2.5%−2.9%−3.5%
Government gross debt, % GDP53.1%41.2%37.0%37.1%35.2%

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).

2025 at a glance

New FDI from Burundi
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New Australian FDI in Burundi
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Direct investment income paid to investors
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Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Burundi globally (World Bank)

FDI outflows, 2024
$9 m · 126th
FDI inflows, 2025
$35 m
GDP, 2025
$3.4 bn
Region · income
Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)

OECD index data loading — see FDI openness

Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.