Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 90.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Burkina Faso, 1994–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Burkina Faso stood at 90.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Burkina Faso peaked at 98.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 2018.
Burkina Faso ranks 12th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 98.2% | — |
| 1998 | 97.1% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 95.1% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 95.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.7% | 97.1% | 98.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 95.1% | 95.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 89.5% | 94.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 90.4% | 90.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 9 Nigeria 92.9% compare
- 10 Tanzania, United Republic of 91.5% compare
- 11 Guinea-Bissau 91.4% compare
- 13 Kenya 90.1% compare
- 14 Rwanda 89.8% compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 89.3% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Burkina Faso
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,198 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 -1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.4 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Burkina Faso?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Burkina Faso was 90.4% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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 Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.