Gender Development Index (GDI) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.881 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Burkina Faso, 1999–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.881 for gender development index in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.894 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.785, in 1999.
Burkina Faso ranks 156th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.785 | — |
| 2000 | 0.798 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.804 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.812 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.817 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.826 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.82 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.809 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.84 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.851 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.852 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.865 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.868 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.873 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.876 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.894 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.881 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.882 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.884 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.883 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.88 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.879 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.88 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.881 | +0.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.881 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.883, 100% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.881 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.922, 96% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.785 | 0.785 | 0.785 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8229 | 0.798 | 0.852 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8786 | 0.865 | 0.894 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.88 | 0.879 | 0.881 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More gender data for Burkina Faso
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,122 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3191 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 16,608 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 16,608 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 359,281 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 339,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 349,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 332,922 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Burkina Faso?
- Gender development index in Burkina Faso was 0.881 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.894 in 2014.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.785 in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gender development index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 156th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.