Current health expenditure per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Current health expenditure per capita was 71.73 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 71.73 current US$ for current health expenditure per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 71.73 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.01 current US$, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.01 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 10.28 current US$ | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 11.94 current US$ | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 16.03 current US$ | +34.2% |
| 2004 | 21.12 current US$ | +31.8% |
| 2005 | 21.34 current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 23.55 current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 29.72 current US$ | +26.2% |
| 2008 | 30.77 current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 31.26 current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 33.06 current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 33.7 current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 33.67 current US$ | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 42.27 current US$ | +25.5% |
| 2014 | 38.25 current US$ | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 32.34 current US$ | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 39.51 current US$ | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 43.38 current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 38.49 current US$ | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 41.07 current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 57.18 current US$ | +39.2% |
| 2021 | 63.59 current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 64.38 current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 71.73 current US$ | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6 current US$ | 10.01 current US$ | 31.26 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.57 current US$ | 32.34 current US$ | 43.38 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.22 current US$ | 57.18 current US$ | 71.73 current US$ | 4 |
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- 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)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0074 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Burkina Faso was 71.73 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 71.73 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.01 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.