Capital health expenditure in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Capital health expenditure was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Capital health expenditure in Burkina Faso, 2011–2023
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.3% for capital health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 39.3% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.
That places Burkina Faso 53rd out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.4% | — |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +53.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -34.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -46.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +133.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -35.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +86.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -39.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%, 97% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Burkina Faso?
- Capital health expenditure in Burkina Faso was 0.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for capital health expenditure?
- Burkina Faso ranks 53rd out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.