Burkina Faso - Poverty gap

Poverty gap at $2 a day (PPP) (%)

Definition:

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).

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Year Value
1994 51.60
1998 49.11
2003 39.26
2009 31.73

Poverty gap at $1.25 a day (PPP) (%)

Definition:

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see PovcalNet (http://iresearch.worldbank.org/PovcalNet/index.htm).

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Year Value
1994 34.72
1998 30.18
2003 20.27
2009 14.66

Poverty gap at national poverty line (%)

Definition:

Source: World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.

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Year Value
2003 17.20
2009 15.10

Poverty gap at rural poverty line (%)

Definition:

Source: World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.

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Year Value
2003 21.90
2009 17.40

Poverty gap at urban poverty line (%)

Definition:

Source: World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are based on World Bank's country poverty assessments and country Poverty Reduction Strategies.

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Year Value
2003 6.00
2009 7.80

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates