Burkina Faso vs Burundi: External health expenditure per capita
External health expenditure per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 16.16 current US$ against 15.01 current US$ in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.15 current US$.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 46th and Burundi ranks 43rd of 177 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Burundi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.82 current US$ | 3.17 current US$ | 2.65 current US$ | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 9.58 current US$ | 8.69 current US$ | 0.8934 current US$ | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 11.67 current US$ | 13.88 current US$ | 2.2 current US$ | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, Burkina Faso or Burundi?
- Burundi, at 16.16 current US$ against 15.01 current US$ in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita between Burkina Faso and Burundi?
- 1.15 current US$, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Burundi?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Burundi rank globally for external health expenditure per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 46th and Burundi ranks 43rd of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.