The Republic of Burundi is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa, bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Link to external site : Website for Burundi |  |
| Wallets | |
| Development | Developing |
| Send or Receive |
Receive Register/Log In |
| GDP ($m) |
973.66 Register/Log In |
| HDI classification | Low |
| Mobile Connections (m) |
2.467 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Currency | BIF |
| Class | |
| CountryISO | BI |
| Sovereignity | Country |
| Territory of | - NA - |
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| Channel Analysis |
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| COT Analysis |
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| Persona Analysis |
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| Products |
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| PI Analysis |
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| Central Bank |
Central Bank Website for Burundi Register/Log In |
| Key Regulations | |
| Type of law |
Civil Upgrade to Bronze |
| Legal System |
Mixed legal system of Belgian civil law and customary law Upgrade to Bronze |
| Law is based on | |
| Approach |
Short leash Upgrade to Bronze |
| Sectors active in Digital Money | |
| Exclusivity | |
| Certainty | |
| Openness | |
| Proportionate? | |
| Allowed Models |
Jointly Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| DominantModel |
Jointly Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| E-Money | |
| Payment | |
| Agent | |
| Money Transfer | |
| Taxation |
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| Population m | 8.50 |
| Adult % | 56.00 |
| Migrants % |
1.00 Register/Log In |
| Stock Immigrants ('000) |
60.80 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Emigration Rate % | |
| Internal Migrants ('000) | |
| Internal Migration Rate % | |
| Intl Movement Rate % | |
| Urban % | 10.00 |
| Female % | 53.70 |
| Literate % | 59.30 |
| Annual Growth % |
-1.00 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Mobile Penetration % | 5.72 |
| Banked % | 17.00 |
| Access to FS % | 17.00 |
| Internet % | 1.00 |
| Branches per 100k adults | 1.72 |
| ATMs per 100k adults | 0.04 |
| POS per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| Prepaid % | 98.80 |
| Prepaid SIM Registration | |
| MobileUnbanked (m) | 0.40 |
| Monthly ARPU |
15.24 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Cards 2010 ('000) | |
| Propensity % |
| Overall | |
| Population | |
| On Remittance Sent | |
| On Remittance Received | |
| Mobile Unbanked | |
| Migrant % | |
| MP % | |
| Banked % | |
| Development |
| Can Provide Payments? | |
| Can Market under Brand? | |
| Can issue E-Money? | |
| Can Open Customer Account? | |
| Can Own Customer? | |
| Can do Cash In/Cash Out? | |
| Can offer Domestic Money Transfer? | |
| Can offer International Money Transfer? |
| Importance for Digital Money | |
| Digital Money Adoption |
Medium Term Upgrade to Bronze |
| Registered Wallet Users | |
| Top Wallets | |
| Informal Market | |
| Cost To Remit | |
| Key Players |