Poverty & Inequality in Burkina Faso 92 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Burkina Faso. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys 2025 unchanged 76th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 22.0% 106th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 57.2% 64th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.19 live births per woman 2023 down 26.5% 23rd Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,198 kg per hectare 2024 down 2.3% 154th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 41.1% 81st Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year 2024 down 131.7% 128th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.4 2023 up 28.6% 104th Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.4% 2023 up 28.6% 104th Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.0% 64th Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year 2023 down 29.7% 62nd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Gender Inequality Index 0.555 2023 down 6.7% 25th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 19.9% 2023 up 48.1% 90th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2019 2023 down 15.7% 13th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2019 2023 down 15.7% 13th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2282 2023 down 11.0% 13th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 42.1% 2021 down 37.4% 10th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 12.5% 2021 down 54.9% 12th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 64.6% 2021 down 21.5% 10th Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 90.4% 2021 down 5.7% 12th Prosperity gap 9.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 35.6% 12th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4338 2023 up 7.3% 30th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 24.4% 2021 down 41.1% 12th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 42.1% 2021 down 37.4% 10th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 52.4% 2021 down 20.7% 12th Population living in slums 87.9% 2022 up 80.0% 3rd Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.273 2023 up 10.5% 162nd Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.273 2023 up 10.5% 162nd Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.273 2023 up 10.5% 162nd Proportion of population below international poverty line 42.1% 2021 down 37.4% 11th Three metrics of inequality 57.96 2021 down 3.7% 41st Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.5796 2021 down 3.7% 41st Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 31.44 2023 up 121.8% 146th Income share held by second 20% 11.2% 2021 up 4.7% 80th Income share held by third 20% 15.1% 2021 up 2.7% 93rd Income share held by fourth 20% 21.1% 2021 up 1.0% 101st Income share held by highest 20% 45.3% 2021 down 3.8% 40th Income share held by highest 10% 30.2% 2021 down 5.6% 35th Income share held by lowest 10% 3.0% 2021 up 11.1% 48th Income share held by lowest 20% 7.3% 2021 up 9.0% 59th Gini index 37.4 2021 down 6.0% 45th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 10.5% 2021 down 9.5% 78th Total shortfall from extreme poverty 3.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 down 35.9% 17th Poverty gap index at $3 a day 12.5% 2021 down 54.9% 12th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 1.49 2024 down 21.3% 19th Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 0.5684 2021 down 3.1% 30th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.5684 2021 down 3.1% 30th Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 1.5% 2024 down 21.2% 18th Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 1,530 2017 up 16.8% 150th Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 47.5% 2021 down 4.9% 36th Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 14.7% 2021 down 14.3% 56th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 2.3% 2023 up 570.0% 115th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 42.1% 2021 down 37.4% 10th Income inequality vs. GDP per capita 0.3739 2021 down 6.0% 40th Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 9.40 million people 2021 down 11.0% 19th Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 42.1% 2021 down 37.4% 10th How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 42.1% 2021 down 37.4% 10th Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 42.1% 2021 down 37.4% 10th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 1.43 million people 2021 up 235.0% 97th Page 1 of 2 Next →