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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 118th OF 168

Burundi prize money

Burundi's sportspeople have won £201,880 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, £178,947 in athletics , more than half of the country's total on their own.

PRIZE MONEY WON £202k
NATION RANK118th of 168
EARNERS3
SPORTS1
TOP SPORT · ATHLETICS £202k
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 £178,947£179k
2 Egide Ntakarutimana Athletics £13,534£14k
3 Antoine Gakeme Athletics £9,399£9k

The top 3, side by side

Francine Niyonsaba £179k Egide Ntakarutimana £14k Antoine Gakeme £9,399

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

Prize money by sport

Where Burundi's £201,880 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 £201,880£202k 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 £458,445£458k 33
107 Uganda £421,429£421k 21
108 Saint Lucia £387,036£387k 3
109 Kuwait £346,483£346k 47
110 Barbados £299,968£300k 12
111 Mongolia £296,316£296k 25
112 Macau £267,410£267k 10
113 Saudi Arabia £258,208£258k 55
114 Panama £239,994£240k 7
115 United Arab Emirates £236,982£237k 63
116 Tahiti £233,421£233k 15
117 Sri Lanka £226,762£227k 10
118 Burundi £201,880£202k 3
119 Senegal £174,436£174k 3
120 British Virgin Islands £167,857£168k 5
121 Liberia £163,910£164k 7
122 Djibouti £163,346£163k 4
123 North Macedonia £155,569£156k 15
124 Burkina Faso £131,015£131k 2
125 Montenegro £126,780£127k 7
126 Andorra £100,103£100k 7
127 Dominica £99,248£99k 2
128 Guyana £86,960£87k 5
129 Syria £77,410£77k 10
130 Cameroon £75,947£76k 4

Burundi against its neighbours

Algeria £458k Uganda £421k Saint Lucia £387k Kuwait £346k Barbados £300k Mongolia £296k Macau £267k Saudi Arabia £258k Panama £240k United Arab Emirates £237k Tahiti £233k Sri Lanka £227k Burundi £202k Senegal £174k British Virgin Islands £168k Liberia £164k Djibouti £163k North Macedonia £156k Burkina Faso £131k Montenegro £127k Andorra £100k Dominica £99k Guyana £87k Syria £77k Cameroon £76k

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Burundi won?

£201,880 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 £178,947 in athletics prize money: 88.6% of everything Burundi has won. Next is Egide Ntakarutimana on £13,534.

Which sport has earned Burundi the most prize money?

Athletics, at £201,880 across 3 players.

Which nation is just above Burundi?

Sri Lanka, 117th on £226,762. Senegal is 119th, just below, on £174,436.

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.