Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Annual healthcare expenditure per capita was 177.01 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Rwanda is 177.01, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Rwanda peaked at 183.54 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.78, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 162nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.78 | — |
| 2001 | 22.21 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 23.77 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 53.68 | +125.8% |
| 2004 | 62.48 | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 70.6 | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 76.24 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 84.82 | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 90.03 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 96.77 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 106.19 | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 112.08 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 117.84 | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 102.44 | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 117.18 | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 118.42 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 111.4 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 105.8 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 115.99 | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 114.81 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 132.49 | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 170.18 | +28.4% |
| 2022 | 183.54 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 177.01 | -3.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 177.01 is above the median for low income countries, which is 127.63, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 177.01 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 207.24, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +125.8% | 23.77 | 53.68 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.24 | 21.78 | 96.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 112.22 | 102.44 | 118.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 165.81 | 132.49 | 183.54 | 4 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,738 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Rwanda?
- Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Rwanda was 177.01 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 183.54 in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.78 in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for annual healthcare expenditure per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual healthcare expenditure per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual healthcare expenditure per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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