Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Burundi
Burundi: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 97.43 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
97.43
World rank
1st
of 120 countries
All-time high
99.06
in 1992
All-time low
97.14
in 2013
Years of data
5
1992–2020
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Burundi, 1992–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Burundi is 97.43, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Burundi peaked at 99.06 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 97.14, in 2013.
That places Burundi 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 99.06 | — |
| 1998 | 98.15 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 98.53 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.14 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 97.43 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.6 | 98.15 | 99.06 | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.53 | 98.53 | 98.53 | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.14 | 97.14 | 97.14 | 1 |
| 2020s | 97.43 | 97.43 | 97.43 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 2 Malawi 97.07 compare
- 3 Madagascar 96.57 compare
- 4 Mozambique 96.28 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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.3512 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Burundi?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Burundi was 97.43 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 99.06 in 1992.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.14 in 2013.
- How does Burundi rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Burundi ranks 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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