Lower middle income vs Rwanda: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- Lower middle income
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 37.0% against 5.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 31.3%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 6.5 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 14th and Rwanda ranks 17th of 42 groups.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 48.2% | 43.3% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 48.0% | 42.9% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 41.6% | 36.3% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Lower middle income or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 37.0% against 5.7% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Lower middle income and Rwanda?
- 31.3%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Rwanda?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Lower middle income and Rwanda rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Lower middle income ranks 14th and Rwanda ranks 17th of 42 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.