Burkina Faso vs Jordan: Current health expenditure
Burkina Faso
7.8%
in 2023
Jordan
7.7%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
67th
Jordan rank
70th
Current health expenditure over time
- Burkina Faso
- Jordan
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 7.8% against 7.7% in Jordan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jordan ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 67th and Jordan ranks 70th of 193 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 8.8% | 4.0% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 7.4% | 2.2% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.7% | 0.4% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Burkina Faso or Jordan?
- Burkina Faso, at 7.8% against 7.7% in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Burkina Faso and Jordan?
- 0.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Jordan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Jordan rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Burkina Faso ranks 67th and Jordan ranks 70th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.