Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile was 13.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
13.0%
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
29th
of 35 countries
All-time high
49.1%
in 2003
All-time low
8.9%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2003–2021

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Burkina Faso, 2003–2021

10203040502003201220212003: 49.12009: 18.62014: 8.92018: 14.52021: 13

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 13.0% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Burkina Faso peaked at 49.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2014.

That places Burkina Faso 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Burkina Faso, 2003 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2003 49.1%
2009 18.6% -62.1%
2014 8.9% -52.0%
2018 14.5% +62.6%
2021 13.0% -10.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.8% 18.6% 49.1% 2
2010s 11.7% 8.9% 14.5% 2
2020s 13.0% 13.0% 13.0% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Burkina Faso?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile in Burkina Faso was 13.0% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2003.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2014.
How does Burkina Faso rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile?
Burkina Faso ranks 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 334 data points, 2002–2023
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