Barbados vs Rwanda: Current health expenditure
Barbados
5.4%
in 2023
Rwanda
5.1%
in 2023
Barbados rank
121st
Rwanda rank
123rd
Current health expenditure over time
- Barbados
- Rwanda
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 5.4% against 5.1% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 121st and Rwanda ranks 123rd of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 6.3% | 0.5% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 6.6% | 0.5% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.8% | 0.6% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Barbados or Rwanda?
- Barbados, at 5.4% against 5.1% in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Barbados and Rwanda?
- 0.3%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Rwanda?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Rwanda rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Barbados ranks 121st and Rwanda ranks 123rd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.