Poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap was 42.06 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
42.06
Change on year
down 11.8%
World rank
10th
of 120 countries
All-time high
87.65
in 1994
All-time low
42.06
in 2021
Years of data
7
1994–2021
Poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap in Burkina Faso, 1994–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap in Burkina Faso is 42.06, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap in Burkina Faso peaked at 87.65 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 42.06, in 2021.
That places Burkina Faso 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.05 | 86.44 | 87.65 | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.4 | 67.17 | 69.63 | 2 |
| 2010s | 53.21 | 47.68 | 58.74 | 2 |
| 2020s | 42.06 | 42.06 | 42.06 | 1 |
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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 18.4 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.555 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 19.88 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.2019 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.2019 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2282 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.4338 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap in Burkina Faso?
- Poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap in Burkina Faso was 42.06 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 87.65 in 1994.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.06 in 2021.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty headcount rate vs poverty gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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