External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Burundi
Burundi: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 16.16 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Burundi, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Burundi stood at 16.16 current US$. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 19.3% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Burundi peaked at 16.16 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0589 current US$, in 2000.
That places Burundi 43rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0589 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 1.69 current US$ | +2760.9% |
| 2002 | 1.23 current US$ | -27.3% |
| 2003 | 1.26 current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 2.32 current US$ | +83.6% |
| 2005 | 3.52 current US$ | +51.9% |
| 2006 | 4.42 current US$ | +25.5% |
| 2007 | 4.62 current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 5.14 current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 7.42 current US$ | +44.2% |
| 2010 | 12.96 current US$ | +74.8% |
| 2011 | 8.87 current US$ | -31.6% |
| 2012 | 8.87 current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.02 current US$ | +35.5% |
| 2014 | 5.06 current US$ | -57.9% |
| 2015 | 4.95 current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 7.05 current US$ | +42.4% |
| 2017 | 7.65 current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 8.04 current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 11.42 current US$ | +41.9% |
| 2020 | 14.84 current US$ | +30.0% |
| 2021 | 10.98 current US$ | -26.0% |
| 2022 | 13.55 current US$ | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 16.16 current US$ | +19.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 16.16 current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.39 current US$, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 16.16 current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.24 current US$, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita (current US$) 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 | +2760.9% | 0.0589 current US$ | 1.69 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.17 current US$ | 0.0589 current US$ | 7.42 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.69 current US$ | 4.95 current US$ | 12.96 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.88 current US$ | 10.98 current US$ | 16.16 current US$ | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0772 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Burundi?
- External health expenditure per capita in Burundi was 16.16 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 16.16 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0589 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Burundi ranks 43rd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.