Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Burundi
Burundi: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 9.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Burundi, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 9.1% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Burundi peaked at 11.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2000.
That places Burundi 44th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +34.6% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +34.6% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -16.5% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 4.2% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 8.7% | 10.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 41 El Salvador 9.3% compare
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- 45 Uruguay 9.0% compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.9% compare
- 47 South Africa 8.9% 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.7715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2186 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.8113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2212 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Burundi?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Burundi was 9.1% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Burundi ranks 44th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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).