Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Burundi
Burundi: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 98.3% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Burundi, 1992–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Burundi is 98.3%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Burundi peaked at 99.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 2020.
Burundi ranks 1st of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 99.5% | — |
| 1998 | 98.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.2% | 98.9% | 99.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 98.3% | 98.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 98.3% | 98.3% | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Burundi
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 4.88 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,163 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 -0.3512 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.501 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 27.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Burundi?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Burundi was 98.3% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2020.
- How does Burundi rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Burundi ranks 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi 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 Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.