Poverty & Inequality in Burundi 19 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Burundi. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 97.4% 2020 up 0.3% 1st Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 87.2% 2020 down 0.1% 3rd Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 74.2% 2020 down 2.1% 3rd Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 32.4% 2020 down 5.8% 4th Prosperity gap 16.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2020 down 4.1% 4th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 69.9% 2020 down 1.1% 3rd Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 74.2% 2020 down 2.1% 3rd Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 46.5% 2020 down 3.3% 4th Population living in slums 36.8% 2022 down 33.9% 63rd Income share held by second 20% 11.2% 2020 up 1.8% 80th Gini index 37.5 2020 down 2.8% 42nd Income share held by lowest 20% 7.1% 2020 up 2.9% 67th Income share held by lowest 10% 2.9% 2020 up 3.6% 53rd Income share held by highest 10% 29.9% 2020 down 3.5% 38th Income share held by highest 20% 45.0% 2020 down 2.8% 42nd Income share held by fourth 20% 21.4% 2020 up 2.9% 89th Income share held by third 20% 15.3% 2020 up 2.0% 85th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 11.4% 2020 up 1.8% 61st Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 74.2% 2020 down 2.1% 3rd