Burundi: Poverty ratio

The latest value from 2020 is 51 percent, a decline from 64.9 percent in 2013. In comparison, the world average is 21.91 percent, based on data from 65 countries. Historically, the average for Burundi from 1998 to 2020 is 66 percent. The minimum value, 51 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 81 percent was recorded in 1998. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.