Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 3.06 billion in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Burkina Faso, 1994–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total shortfall from extreme poverty in Burkina Faso is 3.06 billion, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.1% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Burkina Faso peaked at 6.23 billion in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.06 billion, in 2021.
That places Burkina Faso 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.20 billion | 6.17 billion | 6.23 billion | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.60 billion | 4.44 billion | 4.76 billion | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.62 billion | 3.52 billion | 3.72 billion | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.06 billion | 3.06 billion | 3.06 billion | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 14 Burundi 4.50 billion compare
- 16 United States 3.06 billion compare
- 18 Philippines 2.84 billion compare
- 19 Cameroon 2.45 billion compare
- 20 Mali 2.40 billion compare
More poverty & inequality data for Burkina Faso
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.19 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,198 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 18.4 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.555 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 19.88 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.2019 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.2019 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2282 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.4338 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Burkina Faso?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Burkina Faso was 3.06 billion in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 6.23 billion in 1998.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.06 billion in 2021.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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