Which has higher current health expenditure, Democratic Republic of Congo or Guinea?

Guinea, at 3.7% against 3.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Guinea: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health)

Democratic Republic of Congo

3.7%

in 2023

Guinea

3.7%

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

163rd

Guinea rank

162nd

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Guinea

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 3.7% against 3.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 163rd and Guinea ranks 162nd of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Guinea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.5%	4.3%	0.7%	Guinea
2010s	3.6%	4.2%	0.6%	Guinea
2020s	3.9%	3.8%	0.1%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current health expenditure, Democratic Republic of Congo or Guinea?: Guinea, at 3.7% against 3.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in current health expenditure between Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?: 0.0%, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea rank globally for current health expenditure?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 163rd and Guinea ranks 162nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Current health expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 5,692 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.