Rwanda — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Rwanda, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Rwanda was 5.13% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 8.10% in 2012. The lowest was 3.13% in 2002 (about 1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.58% per year.
Rwanda ranks 121 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 64%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Rwanda sits above it. It peaked in 2012 and has fallen 37% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 24%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 19 of 46 economies; Chad (5.00%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 122% in 2003. That is 14% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2000 level: doubled by 2004. Doubling roughly every 44 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 142nd of 184 in 2000 → 48th of 188 in 2010 → 117th of 189 in 2020 → 120th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.13% | -0.8 pp |
| 2022 | 5.93% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 6.23% | +0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +0.9 pp |
| 2019 | 4.91% | -0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 5.46% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 5.38% | -0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 5.97% | -0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 6.65% | -0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 6.98% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 6.77% | -1.3 pp |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 7.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 8.08% | +0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 7.56% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 7.86% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 7.61% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 7.72% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 7.51% | +0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 6.93% | +3.8 pp |
| 2002 | 3.13% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 3.32% | -0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 3.58% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Rwanda’s Health spending in 2001?
3.32% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Rwanda’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +43.4% in total — about 1.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 5.13%; 2022: 5.93%; 2021: 6.23%; 2020: 5.8%; 2019: 4.91%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.