Domestic general government health expenditure in Burundi
Burundi: Domestic general government health expenditure was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Burundi, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 1.3% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Burundi peaked at 3.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2023.
That places Burundi 152nd 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.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +74.8% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -36.7% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +33.5% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +74.8% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -42.3% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +80.9% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -28.7% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -15.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 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)
- 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 domestic general government health expenditure in Burundi?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Burundi was 1.3% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Burundi ranks 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.