Extreme poverty rate — all countries

Extreme poverty rate — Burundi

Extreme poverty rate in Burundi in 2020 — 74.2%. Ranked 69 in the world out of 70. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 10.8 pp.

2020 74.2% −1.6 pp vs 2013
World rank 69of 70
Period maximum 87.6%1998
Period minimum 74.2%2020

Trend over time

1992–2020 · % of population

Extreme poverty rate — Burundi, 1992–2020707580859019921995199820012004200720102013201620191992: 85%1998: 87.6%2006: 81.5%2013: 75.8%2020: 74.2%
Change over the period: −10.8 pp Annual average: -0.39 pp

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burundi

Burundi 74.2%
World 11.4%
Extreme poverty rate — Burundi, by year Burundi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 74.2
2013 75.8
2006 81.5
1998 87.6
1992 85

Eastern Africa, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption or income falls below the international extreme poverty line — $2.15 a day in 2017 prices at purchasing power parity. This is the very indicator by which the first UN Sustainable Development Goal is tracked. The line is revised as the PPP conversion factors are updated, so historical values are recalculated retrospectively.

Important: The estimates are built on household surveys held once every few years; between surveys the values are interpolated.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.