External health expenditure channeled through government in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: External health expenditure channeled through government was 70.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure channeled through government in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure channeled through government in Burkina Faso stood at 70.7%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Burkina Faso peaked at 99.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 2023.
Burkina Faso ranks 37th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.7% | — |
| 2001 | 95.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 97.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 96.7% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 95.9% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 92.1% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 85.8% | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 77.9% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 78.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 70.7% | -9.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 70.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 36.0%, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 70.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.8% | 92.1% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 85.8% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 70.7% | 78.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 34 Lithuania 73.8% compare
- 35 Belarus 73.0% compare
- 36 Tuvalu 71.0% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 70.4% compare
- 39 Mauritania 69.6% compare
- 40 Uzbekistan 69.3% compare
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure channeled through government in Burkina Faso?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Burkina Faso was 70.7% in 2023, according to Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Burkina Faso ranks 37th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.