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

Burkina Faso: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 3.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
3.7%
Change on year
down 44.0%
World rank
29th
of 30 countries
All-time high
26.1%
in 2003
All-time low
2.7%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2003–2021

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

5101520252003201220212003: 26.12009: 7.52014: 2.72018: 6.62021: 3.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Burkina Faso stood at 3.7%.

That represents a change of down 44.0% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Burkina Faso peaked at 26.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2014.

Burkina Faso ranks 29th of 30 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural in Burkina Faso, 2003 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2003 26.1%
2009 7.5% -71.4%
2014 2.7% -64.5%
2018 6.6% +147.9%
2021 3.7% -44.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.8% 7.5% 26.1% 2
2010s 4.6% 2.7% 6.6% 2
2020s 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Burkina Faso?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Burkina Faso was 3.7% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2003.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2014.
How does Burkina Faso rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
Burkina Faso ranks 29th out of 30 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. 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 (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest) -rural
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 295 data points, 2003–2023
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