External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Rwanda
Rwanda: External health expenditure per capita, PPP was 65.49 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 65.49 current international $ for external health expenditure per capita, ppp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.0% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Rwanda peaked at 78.92 current international $ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.35 current international $, in 2002.
Rwanda ranks 22nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.11 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 9.04 current international $ | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 8.35 current international $ | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 22.78 current international $ | +172.9% |
| 2004 | 29.52 current international $ | +29.6% |
| 2005 | 35.49 current international $ | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 43.5 current international $ | +22.6% |
| 2007 | 47.28 current international $ | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 48.19 current international $ | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 51.69 current international $ | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 55.66 current international $ | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 55.93 current international $ | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 63.39 current international $ | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 45.87 current international $ | -27.6% |
| 2014 | 55.78 current international $ | +21.6% |
| 2015 | 50.63 current international $ | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 56.84 current international $ | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 49.46 current international $ | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 55.82 current international $ | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 49.5 current international $ | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 61.3 current international $ | +23.8% |
| 2021 | 68.07 current international $ | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 78.92 current international $ | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 65.49 current international $ | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.59 current international $ | 8.35 current international $ | 51.69 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.89 current international $ | 45.87 current international $ | 63.39 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.45 current international $ | 61.3 current international $ | 78.92 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 19 Afghanistan 69.95 current international $ compare
- 20 Cape Verde 67.79 current international $ compare
- 21 Comoros 66.83 current international $ compare
- 23 Lebanon 65.41 current international $ compare
- 24 Fiji 63.76 current international $ compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 62.13 current international $ 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.184 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1862 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Rwanda?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in Rwanda was 65.49 current international $ 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, ppp recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 78.92 current international $ in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.35 current international $ in 2002.
- How does Rwanda rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Rwanda ranks 22nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. 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, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. 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.