Poverty & Inequality in Burundi

87 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Burundi.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 97.4% 2020 up 0.3% 1st
Number of people living in extreme poverty 3.27 million people 2020 up 27.3% 101st
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 9.40 million people 2020 up 16.7% 18th
Number of people living in extreme poverty 9.40 million people 2020 up 16.7% 18th
Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 97.4% 2020 up 0.3% 1st
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 74.2% 2020 down 2.1% 3rd
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 5.0% 2020 down 9.5% 71st
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 11.4% 2020 up 2.4% 59th
Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 19.0% 2020 up 2.7% 49th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 100.0% 2020 up 0.0% 6th
Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 74.2% 2020 down 2.1% 3rd
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 87.2% 2020 down 0.1% 3rd
Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 74.2% 2020 down 2.1% 3rd
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 98.3% 2020 down 0.0% 1st
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 9.40 million people 2020 up 16.7% 18th
Distribution of population between different poverty lines 2,608 people 2020 down 14.9% 116th
Gini coefficient 0.3746 2020 down 3.0% 39th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 28.3% 2024 up 1.4% 5th
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 74.2% 2020 down 2.1% 3rd
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 74,506 people 2020 up 18.8% 116th
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 69.9% 2020 down 4.0% 4th
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 100.0% 2020 up 0.0% 6th
Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 69.9% 2020 down 4.0% 4th
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 8.58 million people 2020 up 14.2% 14th
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 89.8% 2020 up 0.2% 3rd
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 97.1% 2020 up 0.3% 2nd
Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 62.1% 2020 down 4.7% 5th