Gini coefficient in Burundi
Burundi: Gini coefficient was 0.3746 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.3746
World rank
39th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.4206
in 1998
All-time low
0.3333
in 1992
Years of data
5
1992–2020
Gini coefficient in Burundi, 1992–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.3746 for gini coefficient in 2020.
That represents a change of down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Burundi peaked at 0.4206 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3333, in 1992.
Burundi ranks 39th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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)
- 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)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.501 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1868 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1868 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2119 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 27.9% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3952 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 97.4% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Burundi?
- Gini coefficient 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 gini coefficient recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4206 in 1998.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3333 in 1992.
- How does Burundi rank for gini coefficient?
- Burundi ranks 39th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gini coefficient 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 Gini coefficient. 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.