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

Burkina Faso: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st was 2.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
2.5%
Change on year
down 50.4%
World rank
31st
of 31 countries
All-time high
18.0%
in 2003
All-time low
2.5%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2003–2021

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

051015202003201220212003: 182009: 4.12014: 2.62018: 52021: 2.5

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

In 2021, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Burkina Faso stood at 2.5%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 50.4% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Burkina Faso peaked at 18.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2021.

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

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

Annual values for Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban in Burkina Faso, 2003 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2003 18.0%
2009 4.1% -77.3%
2014 2.6% -37.2%
2018 5.0% +94.1%
2021 2.5% -50.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.1% 4.1% 18.0% 2
2010s 3.8% 2.6% 5.0% 2
2020s 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Burkina Faso?
Poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st in Burkina Faso was 2.5% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2003.
What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2021.
How does Burkina Faso rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st?
Burkina Faso ranks 31st out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - domestic private transfers - 1st rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. 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 Headcount reduction (%) - Domestic Private Transfers - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Poverty Headcount 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 headcount reduction due to Domestic Private Transfers programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount