Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Rwanda
Rwanda: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 47.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Rwanda stood at 47.0%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 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.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 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% |
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Rwanda?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Rwanda was 47.0% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Rwanda ranks 116th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 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, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.