Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Burundi
Burundi: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 14.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Burundi, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 14.7% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Burundi peaked at 38.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2023.
Burundi ranks 176th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.7% | — |
| 2001 | 29.8% | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | +29.9% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | -24.9% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | -21.9% |
| 2011 | 34.5% | +95.9% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | -42.2% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | +116.4% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | +23.5% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -26.5% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -19.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 14.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.7%, 75% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 14.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.1%, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +116.4% | 17.9% | 38.6% |
| 2011 | +95.9% | 17.6% | 34.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6% | 20.1% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 17.6% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 14.7% | 24.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 173 Sierra Leone 16.7% compare
- 174 Armenia 15.7% compare
- 175 Syrian Arab Republic 14.9% compare
- 177 Cameroon 14.7% compare
- 178 Benin 14.7% compare
- 179 Bangladesh 14.5% compare
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 public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Burundi?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Burundi was 14.7% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Burundi ranks 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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 spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.