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Relationship dossier

Burundi Japan

Relationship assessment

A bilateral relationship centered on Japanese development assistance and technical cooperation with Burundi.

Burundi toward Japan

+15

Burundi has engaged in bilateral development cooperation with Japan, including receiving Japanese grant aid and technical assistance. The scope of Burundi’s direct cooperation with Japan beyond these programs is unclear.

Japan toward Burundi

+35

Japan has provided Burundi with grant aid and technical cooperation for development, forming a concrete component of Japan’s bilateral engagement with Burundi.

Overall relationship

+25

The relationship has a cooperative development-assistance structure, with Japanese grant aid and technical cooperation directed toward Burundi. Available detail about the broader scope and durability of bilateral cooperation is limited.

How to read these scores

Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.

−100
Extreme sustained hostility
−50
Substantially adversarial
0
Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
+50
Substantially cooperative
+100
Exceptionally close sustained partnership

“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.

Relationship context

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Burundi and Japan maintain a bilateral relationship that includes Japanese grant aid and technical cooperation for Burundi’s development. Burundi’s participation in bilateral development cooperation reflects government engagement, although the breadth of its direct cooperation with Japan is less clear.

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