Health spending as a share of total government spending in Rwanda
Rwanda: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 8.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 8.9% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Rwanda peaked at 12.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 114th out of 195 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.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +236.1% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | +30.7% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 3.5% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.2% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 6.4% | 8.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 111 Timor-Leste 9.2% compare
- 112 Kuwait 9.0% compare
- 113 Kiribati 9.0% compare
- 115 Zambia 8.9% compare
- 116 Burkina Faso 8.8% compare
- 117 Sao Tome and Principe 8.8% 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 health spending as a share of total government spending in Rwanda?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Rwanda was 8.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Rwanda ranks 114th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.