Current health expenditure in Burundi
Burundi: Current health expenditure was 9.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Burundi, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Burundi stood at 9.1%.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Burundi peaked at 11.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2000.
Burundi ranks 43rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +34.6% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +34.6% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -16.5% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 4.2% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 8.7% | 10.7% | 4 |
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- 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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 5.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Burundi?
- Current health expenditure in Burundi was 9.1% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for current health expenditure?
- Burundi ranks 43rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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 (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.