Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Burundi
Burundi: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 47.1 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
47.1
World rank
38th
of 113 countries
All-time high
50.42
in 1998
All-time low
42.83
in 1992
Years of data
5
1992–2020
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Burundi, 1992–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Burundi is 47.1, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Burundi peaked at 50.42 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 42.83, in 1992.
Burundi ranks 38th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 42.83 | — |
| 1998 | 50.42 | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 45.15 | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 48.39 | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 47.1 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.62 | 42.83 | 50.42 | 2 |
| 2000s | 45.15 | 45.15 | 45.15 | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.39 | 48.39 | 48.39 | 1 |
| 2020s | 47.1 | 47.1 | 47.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 35 Cameroon 47.6 compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 47.55 compare
- 37 Mauritius 47.4 compare
- 39 Indonesia 46.86 compare
- 40 Madagascar 46.82 compare
- 41 United States of America 46.76 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 of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Burundi?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Burundi was 47.1 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 50.42 in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.83 in 1992.
- How does Burundi rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Burundi ranks 38th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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