Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Burundi
Burundi: Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds was 74.2 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
74.2
World rank
3rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
87.63
in 1998
All-time low
74.2
in 2020
Years of data
5
1992–2020
Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Burundi, 1992–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 74.2 for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Burundi peaked at 87.63 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 74.2, in 2020.
Burundi ranks 3rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.3 | 84.98 | 87.63 | 2 |
| 2000s | 81.5 | 81.5 | 81.5 | 1 |
| 2010s | 75.82 | 75.82 | 75.82 | 1 |
| 2020s | 74.2 | 74.2 | 74.2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 1 Mozambique 81.36 compare
- 2 Malawi 75.44 compare
- 4 Zambia 71.66 compare
- 5 Madagascar 69.17 compare
- 6 Niger 60.49 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Burundi
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.88 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,163 (2024)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.501 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 27.87 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1868 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1868 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2119 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3952 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 74.2% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Burundi?
- Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds in Burundi was 74.2 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 87.63 in 1998.
- What is the lowest share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.2 in 2020.
- How does Burundi rank for share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds?
- Burundi ranks 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty relative to different poverty thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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