Burundi

Sub-Saharan Africa · Bujumbura

Rank #116 of 173

27.8Strength score

Photos

Texas National Guardsmen exchange best practices with Burundi soldiers (7220755398) — Texas National Guardsmen exchange best practices with Burundi soldiers (7220755398)US Army Africa from Vicenza, Italy Staff Sgt. Malcolm McClendon/Task Force Raptor (3-124 CAV) PAO/U.S. Army · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Burundian soldiers wait to board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Bujmumbura International Airport in Burundi Dec. 17, 2013 131217-F-YM869-399 — Burundian soldiers wait to board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Bujmumbura International Airport in Burundi Dec. 17, 2013 131217-F-YM869-399SSgt Erik Cardenas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Equipment figures for this country are not added yet. The score uses budget and personnel only.

Strength by area

Finance70
Air power—
Manpower69
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $227M #129
Budget as % of GDP: 3.24% #28
Spending per person: $16 #138
GDP: $3.4B #163
Population: 14,390,003 #77

Manpower

Active personnel: 31,000 (World Bank figure) #88
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 31,000 #91

Land forces

Tanks: —
Armoured vehicles: —
Self-propelled artillery: —
Towed artillery: —
Rocket launchers (MLRS): —

Air power

Total aircraft: —
Fighter jets: —
Attack aircraft & bombers: —
Transport aircraft: —
Helicopters: —
Attack helicopters: —

Naval power

Total naval vessels: —
Aircraft carriers: —
Helicopter carriers: —
Submarines: —
Destroyers: —
Frigates: —
Corvettes: —
Patrol vessels: —

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: —

Compare with…

Others in the region

37Nigeria60.1 VS
45South Africa57.5 VS
47Ethiopia51.5 VS
64Angola30.9 VS
66Congo, Dem. Rep.30.8 VS
82Sudan29.8 VS
83Uganda29.8 VS
87Eritrea29.5 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)