Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mauritania
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 20.9% against 19.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 34th and Mauritania ranks 37th of 177 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.3% | 5.2% | 20.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 5.9% | 20.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 13.1% | 5.0% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?
- Burkina Faso, at 20.9% against 19.5% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 1.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Burkina Faso ranks 34th and Mauritania ranks 37th 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 (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.