Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 31.44 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Burkina Faso stood at 31.44. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 121.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Burkina Faso peaked at 31.44 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.76, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 146th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.76 | — |
| 2001 | 5.98 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 6.7 | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 8.44 | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 9.28 | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 9.27 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 9.33 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 10.17 | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 10.89 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 10.3 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 10.19 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 11.08 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 10.9 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 14.18 | +30.0% |
| 2014 | 13.03 | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 11.65 | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 12.4 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 13.6 | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 13.94 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 14.24 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 22.05 | +54.8% |
| 2021 | 26.19 | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 27.23 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 31.44 | +15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.61 | 5.76 | 10.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.52 | 10.19 | 14.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.73 | 22.05 | 31.44 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Burkina Faso
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,198 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.4 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Burkina Faso?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Burkina Faso was 31.44 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 31.44 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.76 in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Burkina Faso ranks 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.8%. 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, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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