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

Burkina Faso: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st was 4.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
4.7%
Change on year
down 43.8%
World rank
31st
of 31 countries
All-time high
38.9%
in 2003
All-time low
2.8%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2003–2021

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

0102030402003201220212003: 38.92009: 52014: 2.82018: 8.32021: 4.7

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Burkina Faso is 4.7%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 43.8% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Burkina Faso peaked at 38.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2014.

Burkina Faso ranks 31st of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Burkina Faso, 2003 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2003 38.9%
2009 5.0% -87.3%
2014 2.8% -43.5%
2018 8.3% +196.7%
2021 4.7% -43.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.9% 5.0% 38.9% 2
2010s 5.6% 2.8% 8.3% 2
2020s 4.7% 4.7% 4.7% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Burkina Faso?
Poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Burkina Faso was 4.7% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2003.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2014.
How does Burkina Faso rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st?
Burkina Faso ranks 31st out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 316 data points, 2003–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap