Burundi vs Lower middle income: Current health expenditure
Burundi
9.1%
in 2023
Lower middle income
3.7%
in 2023
Burundi rank
43rd
Lower middle income rank
44th
Current health expenditure over time
- Burundi
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 9.1% against 3.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 2.5 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 43rd and Lower middle income ranks 44th of 193 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 4.0% | 3.0% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 3.6% | 4.6% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 3.7% | 5.6% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Burundi or Lower middle income?
- Burundi, at 9.1% against 3.7% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Burundi and Lower middle income?
- 5.4%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Lower middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Lower middle income rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Burundi ranks 43rd and Lower middle income ranks 44th 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.