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Burundi
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Burundi is a low-income, franc-denominated payments market where expanding financial access shapes the role of banks and mobile-money services. Its 2025 population was about 14.4 million, with GDP per capita near US$234, making low-cost payment access a practical consideration.

Population

14M

GDP

$3.4B

GDP per Capita

$233.8

GDP Growth

4.2%

Deepdive

World Bank, World Development Indicators (WDI), 2025

Cash in Burundi

Burundi remains dependent on physical cash, with card acceptance and ATMs concentrated in Bujumbura. Outside the capital, franc notes are necessary; mobile money offers another route but does not remove the need for banknotes.

ATMs (PER 100K)

1.7

BANKS (PER 100K)

3.3

DEBIT CARDS (PER ADULT)

0.1

CREDIT CARDS (PER ADULT)

0.0

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IMF, Financial Access Survey (FAS), 2025