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.
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 |
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More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4817 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0198 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.53 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.3271 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.47 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 136.48 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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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About this data
The 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.