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

Burkina Faso: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile was 3.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
3.4%
Change on year
down 44.4%
World rank
31st
of 31 countries
All-time high
27.7%
in 2003
All-time low
2.5%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2003–2021

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

01020302003201220212003: 27.7 poorest2009: 6.8 poorest2014: 2.5 poorest2018: 6.1 poorest2021: 3.4 poorest

Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Burkina Faso is 3.4%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 44.4% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile in Burkina Faso peaked at 27.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2014.

Burkina Faso ranks 31st of 31 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) in Burkina Faso, 2003 to 2021.
Year poorest Change
2003 27.7%
2009 6.8% -75.4%
2014 2.5% -63.3%
2018 6.1% +143.6%
2021 3.4% -44.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.3% 6.8% 27.7% 2
2010s 4.3% 2.5% 6.1% 2
2020s 3.4% 3.4% 3.4% 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 3.4% 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 27.7% in 2003.
What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2014.
How does Burkina Faso rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - domestic private transfers -1st quintile?
Burkina Faso ranks 31st out of 31 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 50.3%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers -1st quintile (poorest)
Unit
poorest
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 318 data points, 2003–2023
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Poverty gap reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap