External health expenditure channeled through government in Burundi
Burundi: External health expenditure channeled through government was 28.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure channeled through government in Burundi, 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
Burundi recorded 28.1% for external health expenditure channeled through government in 2023.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Burundi peaked at 83.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Burundi ranks 98th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 7.0% | — |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +55.4% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | +67.5% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | +120.8% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | +43.2% |
| 2009 | 69.8% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 61.6% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 53.5% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 60.3% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | -71.6% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -86.4% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | +3339.2% |
| 2017 | 82.2% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | -61.6% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | -41.8% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +45.1% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | -6.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 28.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 36.0%, 78% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 28.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 62% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +3339.2% | 2.3% | 80.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.2% | 0.0% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 2.3% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 20.7% | 35.5% | 4 |
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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 external health expenditure channeled through government in Burundi?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Burundi was 28.1% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 83.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Burundi ranks 98th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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.