Burkina Faso - Poverty headcount ratio
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Burkina Faso was 33.70 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 83.20 in 1994 and a minimum value of 33.70 in 2018.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $1.90 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
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 mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 83.20 |
| 1998 | 81.60 |
| 2003 | 57.40 |
| 2009 | 55.40 |
| 2014 | 43.80 |
| 2018 | 33.70 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Burkina Faso was 61.80 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92.90 in 1994 and a minimum value of 61.80 in 2018.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.20 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
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 mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 92.90 |
| 1998 | 91.40 |
| 2003 | 80.50 |
| 2009 | 81.80 |
| 2014 | 76.70 |
| 2018 | 61.80 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population)
Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty lines. National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys.
Source: World Bank, Global Poverty Working Group. Data are compiled from official government sources or are computed by World Bank staff using national (i.e. country–specific) poverty lines.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 41.40 |
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population)
The value for Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) in Burkina Faso was 80.00 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.20 in 1994 and a minimum value of 80.00 in 2018.
Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
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 mor
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 97.20 |
| 1998 | 96.30 |
| 2003 | 93.10 |
| 2009 | 94.20 |
| 2014 | 92.30 |
| 2018 | 80.00 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Poverty rates
