Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.679 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Burkina Faso, 2018–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.679 for gini index of monthly earnings of employees in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.6% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st of 93 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.521 | — |
| 2019 | 0.533 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.495 | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.564 | +13.9% |
| 2024 | 0.528 | -6.4% |
| 2025 | 0.679 | +28.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.679 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.528, 1.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.679 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.528, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.527 | 0.521 | 0.533 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5665 | 0.495 | 0.679 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More work & labour data for Burkina Faso
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.016 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0657 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6828 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 21,677 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 21,530 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 25,421 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 24,433 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 49,854 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Burkina Faso?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Burkina Faso was 0.679 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.679 in 2025.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.495 in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st out of 93 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of monthly earnings of employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.