Domestic general government health expenditure in Burundi
Burundi: Domestic general government health expenditure was 4.7% 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 general government expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure in Burundi stood at 4.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Burundi peaked at 10.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2003.
Burundi ranks 172nd of 193 countries on this measure, 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 general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -41.8% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +56.2% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -40.1% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +44.6% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +69.3% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -37.7% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +121.0% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -35.5% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 4.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 5.5%, 86% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 4.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.9%, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure 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 | +121.0% | 4.4% | 9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.7% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 4.4% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 4.7% | 7.3% | 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 4.7% 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 10.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2003.
- How does Burundi rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Burundi ranks 172nd 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 up 6.7%. 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 general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.