Burundi INSS Clarifies State Employee Pension Calculation

The National Social Security Institute (INSS) in Burundi clarified in August 2026 that the measure increasing old-age pensions to 60% of the last net salary applies specifically to workers who concluded their careers in state-budgeted employment. This clarification delineates the scope of a pension revaluation initiative, initially presented by the National Assembly in 2020, which aimed to enhance public sector pensions. The INSS's statement confirms that the more generous calculation method is not universally applicable but is restricted to a particular segment of the public workforce, namely those whose remuneration was directly funded by the state budget throughout their careers.