Kuwait vs Rwanda: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Kuwait
9.0%
in 2023
Rwanda
8.9%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
112th
Rwanda rank
114th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Kuwait
- Rwanda
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 9.0% against 8.9% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 112th and Rwanda ranks 114th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 7.4% | 2.2% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 7.5% | 0.9% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.0% | 1.3% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Kuwait or Rwanda?
- Kuwait, at 9.0% against 8.9% in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Kuwait and Rwanda?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Rwanda?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Rwanda rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Kuwait ranks 112th and Rwanda ranks 114th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.