Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Burundi
Burundi: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 98.3% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Burundi, 1992–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Burundi stood at 98.3%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Burundi peaked at 99.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 2020.
That places Burundi 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.2% | 98.9% | 99.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 98.3% | 98.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 98.3% | 98.3% | 1 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8014 °C (2026)
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- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Burundi?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Burundi was 98.3% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2020.
- How does Burundi rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Burundi ranks 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.