Wealth share of the richest 1% in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 26.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Burkina Faso, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wealth share of the richest 1% in Burkina Faso is 26.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Burkina Faso peaked at 39.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2014.
Burkina Faso ranks 127th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38.2% | — |
| 1981 | 38.2% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 38.2% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 38.2% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 38.2% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 38.2% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 38.2% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 38.2% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 38.2% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 38.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 38.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 38.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 38.6% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 39.1% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 39.4% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 39.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 39.1% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 34.1% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 28.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 26.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.9%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 26.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.3%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.2% | 38.2% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 38.2% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 28.4% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 25.9% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 26.1% | 28.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Burkina Faso?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Burkina Faso was 26.1% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Burkina Faso ranks 127th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.