External health expenditure in Burundi
Burundi: External health expenditure was 57.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Burundi, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure in Burundi stood at 57.4%.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Burundi peaked at 59.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
Burundi ranks 5th of 177 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 in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | 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 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 |
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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 in Burundi?
- External health expenditure in Burundi was 57.4% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for external health expenditure?
- Burundi ranks 5th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure 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 Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.