Domestic general government health expenditure in Rwanda
Rwanda: Domestic general government health expenditure was 47.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 47.0% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Rwanda peaked at 47.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 116th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.1% | — |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | +37.2% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | -22.8% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | -18.6% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | +26.4% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 42.3% | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | +14.6% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 47.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.7%, 2.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 47.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.1%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.3% | 18.1% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 25.2% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 36.9% | 47.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Rwanda?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Rwanda was 47.0% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Rwanda ranks 116th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.