External health expenditure per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: External health expenditure per capita was 15.01 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External 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$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 15.01 current US$. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 26.8% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 15.01 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.47 current US$, in 2001.
That places Burkina Faso 46th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.56 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1.47 current US$ | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 1.88 current US$ | +28.3% |
| 2003 | 3.62 current US$ | +91.9% |
| 2004 | 4.55 current US$ | +25.7% |
| 2005 | 6.17 current US$ | +35.7% |
| 2006 | 7.28 current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 11.6 current US$ | +59.3% |
| 2008 | 10.56 current US$ | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 9.47 current US$ | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 13.56 current US$ | +43.2% |
| 2011 | 11 current US$ | -18.9% |
| 2012 | 12.86 current US$ | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 12.47 current US$ | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 9.03 current US$ | -27.6% |
| 2015 | 7.98 current US$ | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 9.27 current US$ | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 7.71 current US$ | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 5.46 current US$ | -29.1% |
| 2019 | 6.49 current US$ | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 9.5 current US$ | +46.5% |
| 2021 | 10.35 current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 11.84 current US$ | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 15.01 current US$ | +26.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.82 current US$ | 1.47 current US$ | 11.6 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.58 current US$ | 5.46 current US$ | 13.56 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.67 current US$ | 9.5 current US$ | 15.01 current US$ | 4 |
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- 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)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0134 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Burkina Faso?
- External health expenditure per capita in Burkina Faso was 15.01 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 15.01 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 46th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.