Capital health expenditure in Burundi
Burundi: Capital health expenditure was 0.8% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Burundi, 2003–2020
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
Burundi recorded 0.8% for capital health expenditure in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 251.4% on the previous year and up 95.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Burundi peaked at 0.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
That places Burundi 9th out of 128 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital health expenditure in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +146.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +692.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -78.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +294.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +63.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -88.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +334.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -42.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +251.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 3.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Burundi?
- Capital health expenditure in Burundi was 0.8% in 2020, 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does Burundi rank for capital health expenditure?
- Burundi ranks 9th out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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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About this data
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.