External health expenditure channeled through government in Rwanda
Rwanda: External health expenditure channeled through government was 60.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure channeled through government in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure channeled through government in Rwanda stood at 60.0%.
That represents a change of down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Rwanda peaked at 71.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2003.
Rwanda ranks 52nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.8% | — |
| 2001 | 27.6% | +32.8% |
| 2002 | 37.7% | +36.9% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -79.6% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | +317.0% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | +40.5% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 62.4% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 61.6% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 61.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | -26.7% |
| 2015 | 63.3% | +20.2% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | -23.6% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +24.8% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 60.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 36.0%, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 60.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +317.0% | 7.7% | 32.2% |
| 2003 | -79.6% | 37.7% | 7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 7.7% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 52.7% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 48.1% | 60.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 49 Turkmenistan 61.2% compare
- 50 Belize 61.0% compare
- 51 Guinea-Bissau 60.1% compare
- 53 Indonesia 59.4% compare
- 54 Palestine, State of 57.9% compare
- 55 Guatemala 55.6% compare
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 external health expenditure channeled through government in Rwanda?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Rwanda was 60.0% in 2023, according to Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2003.
- How does Rwanda rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Rwanda ranks 52nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.