Burundi Poverty Rate 1992-2023

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.
  • Burundi poverty rate for 2013 was 96.50%, a 1.7% decline from 2006.
  • Burundi poverty rate for 2006 was 98.20%, a 0.3% increase from 1998.
  • Burundi poverty rate for 1998 was 97.90%, a 0.9% decline from 1992.
  • Burundi poverty rate for 1992 was 98.80%, a 98.8% increase from .
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
Burundi 96.50%
Rwanda 92.90%
Burundi Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2013 96.50% -1.70%
2006 98.20% 0.30%
1998 97.90% -0.90%
1992 98.80% -0.90%