External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: External health expenditure per capita, PPP was 46.84 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Burkina Faso stood at 46.84 current international $. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 25.2% on the previous year and up 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Burkina Faso peaked at 46.84 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.37 current international $, in 2001.
Burkina Faso ranks 40th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.63 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 5.37 current international $ | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 6.42 current international $ | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 10.35 current international $ | +61.2% |
| 2004 | 12.15 current international $ | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 16.38 current international $ | +34.9% |
| 2006 | 19.88 current international $ | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 29.08 current international $ | +46.3% |
| 2008 | 23.03 current international $ | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 21.4 current international $ | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 31.46 current international $ | +47.0% |
| 2011 | 23.22 current international $ | -26.2% |
| 2012 | 27.64 current international $ | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 26.97 current international $ | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 19.61 current international $ | -27.3% |
| 2015 | 21.42 current international $ | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 26.27 current international $ | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 22.2 current international $ | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 14.56 current international $ | -34.4% |
| 2019 | 18.93 current international $ | +30.0% |
| 2020 | 27.42 current international $ | +44.9% |
| 2021 | 28.73 current international $ | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 37.41 current international $ | +30.2% |
| 2023 | 46.84 current international $ | +25.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.97 current international $ | 5.37 current international $ | 29.08 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.23 current international $ | 14.56 current international $ | 31.46 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1 current international $ | 27.42 current international $ | 46.84 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 37 Palestine, State of 52.29 current international $ compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 51.96 current international $ compare
- 39 Tanzania, United Republic of 46.85 current international $ compare
- 41 Zimbabwe 46.38 current international $ compare
- 42 Sierra Leone 45.29 current international $ compare
- 43 Vanuatu 45.13 current international $ compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Burkina Faso?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in Burkina Faso was 46.84 current international $ 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, ppp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 46.84 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.37 current international $ in 2001.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 40th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.7%. 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, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. 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.