Burundi — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Burundi, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Burundi was 9.09% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 11.28% in 2010. The lowest was 4.22% in 2000 (about 2.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 3.39% per year.
Burundi ranks 42 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 22%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Burundi sits above it. It peaked in 2010 and has fallen 19% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 5%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 5 of 46 economies; South Africa (8.91%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 35% in 2001. That is 11% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2000 level: doubled by 2006. Doubling roughly every 21 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 117th of 184 in 2000 → 6th of 188 in 2010 → 27th of 189 in 2020 → 42nd of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.09% | +0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 8.67% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 8.94% | -1.8 pp |
| 2020 | 10.71% | +1.6 pp |
| 2019 | 9.06% | +1.8 pp |
| 2018 | 7.29% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 6.95% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 7.06% | +0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 6.29% | -0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 7.21% | -1.4 pp |
| 2013 | 8.63% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 8.64% | -1.4 pp |
| 2011 | 10.07% | -1.2 pp |
| 2010 | 11.28% | +2.0 pp |
| 2009 | 9.23% | +1.5 pp |
| 2008 | 7.74% | -1.4 pp |
| 2007 | 9.19% | +0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 8.71% | +1.2 pp |
| 2005 | 7.56% | +0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +1.8 pp |
| 2003 | 5.27% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 5.35% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 5.68% | +1.5 pp |
| 2000 | 4.22% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Burundi’s Health spending in 2001?
5.68% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Burundi’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +115.4% in total — about 3.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 9.09%; 2022: 8.67%; 2021: 8.94%; 2020: 10.71%; 2019: 9.06%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.