Burkina Faso - Income distribution
Income share held by second 20%
The value for Income share held by second 20% in Burkina Faso was 8.60 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11.70 in 2014 and a minimum value of 8.60 in 2018.
Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
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 | 8.70 |
| 1998 | 8.70 |
| 2003 | 9.70 |
| 2009 | 10.70 |
| 2014 | 11.70 |
| 2018 | 8.60 |
Income share held by third 20%
The value for Income share held by third 20% in Burkina Faso was 12.20 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15.00 in 2014 and a minimum value of 12.00 in 1994.
Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
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 | 12.00 |
| 1998 | 12.10 |
| 2003 | 13.90 |
| 2009 | 14.70 |
| 2014 | 15.00 |
| 2018 | 12.20 |
Income share held by fourth 20%
The value for Income share held by fourth 20% in Burkina Faso was 19.50 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20.90 in 2009 and a minimum value of 17.50 in 1998.
Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
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 | 18.80 |
| 1998 | 17.50 |
| 2003 | 20.90 |
| 2009 | 20.90 |
| 2014 | 20.60 |
| 2018 | 19.50 |
Income share held by highest 20%
The value for Income share held by highest 20% in Burkina Faso was 54.30 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 56.60 in 1998 and a minimum value of 44.30 in 2014.
Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
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 | 55.00 |
| 1998 | 56.60 |
| 2003 | 49.80 |
| 2009 | 47.10 |
| 2014 | 44.30 |
| 2018 | 54.30 |
Income share held by highest 10%
The value for Income share held by highest 10% in Burkina Faso was 37.50 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42.70 in 1998 and a minimum value of 29.60 in 2014.
Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.
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 | 39.50 |
| 1998 | 42.70 |
| 2003 | 33.80 |
| 2009 | 32.00 |
| 2014 | 29.60 |
| 2018 | 37.50 |
Income share held by lowest 10%
The value for Income share held by lowest 10% in Burkina Faso was 2.30 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.60 in 2014 and a minimum value of 2.00 in 1998.
Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.
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 | 2.20 |
| 1998 | 2.00 |
| 2003 | 2.30 |
| 2009 | 2.70 |
| 2014 | 3.60 |
| 2018 | 2.30 |
Income share held by lowest 20%
The value for Income share held by lowest 20% in Burkina Faso was 5.50 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8.30 in 2014 and a minimum value of 5.10 in 1998.
Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
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 | 5.50 |
| 1998 | 5.10 |
| 2003 | 5.80 |
| 2009 | 6.70 |
| 2014 | 8.30 |
| 2018 | 5.50 |
Classification
Topic: Poverty Indicators
Sub-Topic: Income distribution
