Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 2.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 2.5% for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 114th out of 193 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.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +73.4% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -28.1% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -20.4% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +51.5% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +63.9% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -20.9% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 4 |
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More health data for Burkina Faso
- 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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0234 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0193 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Burkina Faso?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Burkina Faso was 2.5% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 114th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. 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, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.