Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.273 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.273, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.287 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.227, in 2010.
Burkina Faso ranks 162nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.227 | — |
| 2011 | 0.235 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.242 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.247 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.258 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.265 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.272 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.279 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.287 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.278 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.279 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.269 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.271 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.273 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.259 | 0.227 | 0.287 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.273 | 0.269 | 0.279 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More poverty & inequality data for Burkina Faso
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.19 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,198 (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 -1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.4 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 18.4 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.555 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.273 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.287 in 2018.
- What is the lowest inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.227 in 2010.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 162nd out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality adjusted human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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