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

Burkina Faso: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile was 9.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
9.7%
Change on year
down 31.8%
World rank
35th
of 36 countries
All-time high
50.9%
in 2003
All-time low
9.7%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2003–2021

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

10203040502003201220212003: 50.92009: 14.82014: 9.82018: 14.32021: 9.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 9.7% for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.8% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile in Burkina Faso peaked at 50.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2021.

That places Burkina Faso 35th out of 36 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) -urban in Burkina Faso, 2003 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2003 50.9%
2009 14.8% -70.9%
2014 9.8% -34.0%
2018 14.3% +46.0%
2021 9.7% -31.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.8% 14.8% 50.9% 2
2010s 12.0% 9.8% 14.3% 2
2020s 9.7% 9.7% 9.7% 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 9.7% 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 50.9% in 2003.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2021.
How does Burkina Faso rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all private transfers - 1st quintile?
Burkina Faso ranks 35th out of 36 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 34.2%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 350 data points, 2002–2023
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