Burkina Faso vs World: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- Burkina Faso
- World
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 20.9% against 0.3% in World, a difference of 20.6%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 71.9 times World's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 34th and World ranks 33rd 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 | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.3% | 0.2% | 25.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 0.3% | 25.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 0.3% | 17.8% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Burkina Faso or World?
- Burkina Faso, at 20.9% against 0.3% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Burkina Faso and World?
- 20.6%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and World?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and World rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Burkina Faso ranks 34th and World ranks 33rd 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.