External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Rwanda
Rwanda: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 19.48 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Rwanda is 19.48 current US$, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.7% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Rwanda peaked at 30.8 current US$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.57 current US$, in 2002.
That places Rwanda 35th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.18 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 3.2 current US$ | -23.3% |
| 2002 | 2.57 current US$ | -19.7% |
| 2003 | 7.32 current US$ | +184.8% |
| 2004 | 9.56 current US$ | +30.5% |
| 2005 | 12.58 current US$ | +31.6% |
| 2006 | 15.49 current US$ | +23.2% |
| 2007 | 18.68 current US$ | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 21.38 current US$ | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 23.5 current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 25.14 current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 25.78 current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 30.8 current US$ | +19.5% |
| 2013 | 21.38 current US$ | -30.6% |
| 2014 | 24.11 current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 20.87 current US$ | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 22.22 current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 19.06 current US$ | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 20.27 current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 17.16 current US$ | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 20.89 current US$ | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 20.66 current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 24.87 current US$ | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 19.48 current US$ | -21.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 19.48 current US$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.39 current US$, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 19.48 current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.24 current US$, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita (current US$) 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 | +184.8% | 2.57 current US$ | 7.32 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.85 current US$ | 2.57 current US$ | 23.5 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.68 current US$ | 17.16 current US$ | 30.8 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.47 current US$ | 19.48 current US$ | 24.87 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 32 Central African Republic 21.46 current US$ compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 20.65 current US$ compare
- 34 Uganda 19.93 current US$ compare
- 36 Liberia 19.01 current US$ compare
- 37 Djibouti 18.3 current US$ compare
- 38 Mauritania 17.94 current US$ 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)
- 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 external health expenditure per capita in Rwanda?
- External health expenditure per capita in Rwanda was 19.48 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8 current US$ in 2012.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 current US$ in 2002.
- How does Rwanda rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 35th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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 External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.