External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Burundi
Burundi: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 57.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Burundi, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Burundi is 57.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Burundi peaked at 59.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
Burundi ranks 5th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 22.5% | +2064.0% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 26.1% | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | +21.2% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 30.3% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +30.9% |
| 2011 | 38.3% | -27.8% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | +33.9% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | -52.8% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | +35.4% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 56.6% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 47.5% | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 53.1% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 57.4% | +8.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 57.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.7%, 2.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 57.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.5%, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +2064.0% | 1.0% | 22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.9% | 1.0% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 28.0% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.6% | 47.5% | 57.4% | 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 external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Burundi?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Burundi was 57.4% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Burundi ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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