Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3746 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Burundi, 1992–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Burundi stood at 0.3746.
That represents a change of down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.4206 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3333, in 1992.
That places Burundi 39th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.3333 | — |
| 1998 | 0.4206 | +26.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3336 | -20.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3862 | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3746 | -3.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.3746 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3739, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.3746 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3766, 99% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.377 | 0.3333 | 0.4206 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3336 | 0.3336 | 0.3336 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3862 | 0.3862 | 0.3862 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.3746 | 0.3746 | 0.3746 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More poverty & inequality data for Burundi
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.88 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,163 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.3512 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.501 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 27.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Burundi?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Burundi was 0.3746 in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4206 in 1998.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3333 in 1992.
- How does Burundi rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Burundi ranks 39th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.