Analyse des déterminants de la pauvreté et des inégalités des ménages au Burundi
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Date
2025-08
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UB, FSEA
Abstract
In Burundi, the fight against poverty is at the heart of the authorities' concerns and deserves everyone's particular attention. Using data from various priority surveys (Integrated Survey on Living Conditions of Households in Burundi) carried out throughout the country, this study aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the determinants of poverty and household inequality in Burundi. The main objective of this study is to identify the factors that determine the poverty of Burundian households. To achieve this, two types of analysis were carried out:
Firstly, a descriptive analysis was used to characterize households according to their poverty status and to identify all the factors likely to explain poverty within households.
Secondly, an econometric analysis was used using STATA 17 software to determine the factors deemed to determine household poverty and to assess the real impact of these determinants on household poverty levels.
At the end of the various analyses, the results showed that poor households would be those with the following characteristics: households living in rural areas, large households, and households not receiving transfers, households with elderly heads, households with uneducated heads, and households with male heads. The results also show that, at national level, poverty stands at 43.7%, with differences according to the area of residence and the gender of the head of household. Furthermore, the characterization of households according to their degree of poverty shows differentiated profiles.
In terms of econometric analysis, the results show that household size, household access to education, geographic location of the household, socio-economic group of the head of household, age of the head of household, and level of education of the head of household were consistently found throughout the study to be the main factors determining poverty and favoring the chances of the household being poor or not. These results implies that poverty reduction strategies can’t be based on a single instrument, nor can they focus on a single area, but must use a range of measures affecting its different dimensions
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Mémoire présenté et soutenu publiquement en vue de l’obtention du Diplôme de Master en Analyse Economique et Développement. Option : Analyse Economique