Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 7.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Burkina Faso stood at 7.8%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 7.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2001.
That places Burkina Faso 66th 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.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +28.9% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.0% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 7.8% | 4 |
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- 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)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0693 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Burkina Faso?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Burkina Faso was 7.8% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2001.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 66th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. 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 Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).