Health spending as a share of total government spending in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 8.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending as a share of total government spending in Burkina Faso is 8.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Burkina Faso peaked at 11.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2012.
That places Burkina Faso 116th out of 195 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.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +50.7% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -27.9% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -28.7% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +35.9% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +21.8% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +54.3% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 4.8% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 4.7% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 8.4% | 11.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Burkina Faso?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Burkina Faso was 8.8% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2012.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Burkina Faso ranks 116th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.