Domestic private health expenditure per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Domestic private health expenditure per capita was 34.17 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic private 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$.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 34.17 current US$ for domestic private health expenditure per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and up 94.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 34.17 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.05 current US$, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.05 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 6.29 current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 7.03 current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 8.86 current US$ | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 9.71 current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 9.78 current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 9.75 current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 10.75 current US$ | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 11.78 current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 11.92 current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 11.33 current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 12.95 current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 13.02 current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 17.54 current US$ | +34.8% |
| 2014 | 16.77 current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 15.18 current US$ | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 14.4 current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 16.62 current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 16.48 current US$ | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 17.42 current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 24.08 current US$ | +38.2% |
| 2021 | 28.74 current US$ | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 29.72 current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 34.17 current US$ | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.19 current US$ | 6.05 current US$ | 11.92 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.17 current US$ | 11.33 current US$ | 17.54 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.18 current US$ | 24.08 current US$ | 34.17 current US$ | 4 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic private health expenditure per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Domestic private health expenditure per capita in Burkina Faso was 34.17 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic private health expenditure per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 34.17 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.05 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for domestic private health expenditure per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.8%. 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 Domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current private expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.