Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Rwanda
Rwanda: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 5.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda stood at 5.1%.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Rwanda peaked at 8.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2002.
That places Rwanda 124th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 3.1% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.9% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 4 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 180,149 (2025)
- Population, male 48.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 181,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 184,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 180,330 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 5.39 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 182,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 178,700 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 171,123 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Rwanda?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Rwanda was 5.1% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2002.
- How does Rwanda rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Rwanda ranks 124th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda 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).