Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Burundi
Burundi: Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage was 14.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Burundi, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Burundi is 14.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.4% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Burundi peaked at 38.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2023.
Burundi ranks 177th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.7% | — |
| 2001 | 29.8% | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | +29.9% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | -24.9% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | -21.9% |
| 2011 | 34.5% | +95.9% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | -42.2% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | +116.4% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | +23.5% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -26.5% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -19.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 14.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.7%, 75% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 14.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.1%, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +116.4% | 17.9% | 38.6% |
| 2011 | +95.9% | 17.6% | 34.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6% | 20.1% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 17.6% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 14.7% | 24.9% | 4 |
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)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Burundi?
- Domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Burundi was 14.7% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage?
- Burundi ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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