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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 118th OF 168

Burundi prize money

Burundi's sportspeople have won £198,889 in prize money across 1 sport, which puts Burundi 118th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Francine Niyonsaba has won the most, £176,296 in athletics , more than half of the country's total on their own.

PRIZE MONEY WON £199k
NATION RANK118th of 168
EARNERS3
SPORTS1
TOP SPORT · ATHLETICS £199k
SHARE OF WORLD0.0%

Burundi's highest earners

All 3 people, every sport together

Burundi's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Francine Niyonsaba Athletics £176,296£176k
2 Egide Ntakarutimana Athletics £13,333£13k
3 Antoine Gakeme Athletics £9,259£9k

The top 3, side by side

Francine Niyonsaba £176k Egide Ntakarutimana £13k Antoine Gakeme £9,259

Francine Niyonsaba alone accounts for 88.6% of Burundi's total.

Prize money by sport

Where Burundi's £198,889 came from

Burundi's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Athletics £198,889£199k 100.0% 3 Francine Niyonsaba

Every pound of Burundi's total came from athletics. We hold nobody from Burundi in golf, tennis, badminton, table tennis, biathlon, chess, show jumping, snooker, surfing, squash, bowling, pool, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, triathlon, CrossFit, swimming, trail running, motorsport, handball, gymnastics, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Burundi

Burundi is 118th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Burundi by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
106 Algeria £451,767£452k 33
107 Uganda £415,185£415k 21
108 Saint Lucia £381,302£381k 3
109 Kuwait £341,301£341k 47
110 Barbados £295,524£296k 12
111 Mongolia £291,926£292k 25
112 Macau £263,449£263k 10
113 Saudi Arabia £255,197£255k 55
114 Panama £236,468£236k 7
115 United Arab Emirates £233,340£233k 63
116 Tahiti £229,963£230k 15
117 Sri Lanka £223,403£223k 10
118 Burundi £198,889£199k 3
119 Senegal £171,852£172k 3
120 British Virgin Islands £165,370£165k 5
121 Liberia £161,481£161k 7
122 Djibouti £160,926£161k 4
123 North Macedonia £151,784£152k 15
124 Burkina Faso £129,074£129k 2
125 Montenegro £124,254£124k 7
126 Andorra £99,717£100k 7
127 Dominica £97,778£98k 2
128 Guyana £85,672£86k 5
129 Syria £76,112£76k 10
130 Cameroon £74,822£75k 4

Burundi against its neighbours

Algeria £452k Uganda £415k Saint Lucia £381k Kuwait £341k Barbados £296k Mongolia £292k Macau £263k Saudi Arabia £255k Panama £236k United Arab Emirates £233k Tahiti £230k Sri Lanka £223k Burundi £199k Senegal £172k British Virgin Islands £165k Liberia £161k Djibouti £161k North Macedonia £152k Burkina Faso £129k Montenegro £124k Andorra £100k Dominica £98k Guyana £86k Syria £76k Cameroon £75k

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Burundi won?

£198,889 across 3 people in 1 sport. That ranks Burundi 118th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Burundi's highest earning sportsperson?

Francine Niyonsaba, with £176,296 in athletics prize money: 88.6% of everything Burundi has won. Next is Egide Ntakarutimana on £13,333.

Which sport has earned Burundi the most prize money?

Athletics, at £198,889 across 3 players.

Which nation is just above Burundi?

Sri Lanka, 117th on £223,403. Senegal is 119th, just below, on £171,852.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Burundi's athletics money has its own page: Burundi in athletics. One place up is Sri Lanka. One place down is Senegal.