Congo vs Gabon: Current health expenditure
Congo
3.3%
in 2023
Gabon
3.1%
in 2023
Congo rank
173rd
Gabon rank
175th
Current health expenditure over time
- Congo
- Gabon
How they compare
Congo currently reports 3.3% against 3.1% in Gabon, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gabon ahead.
Congo ranks 173rd and Gabon ranks 175th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 3.2% | 1.3% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.7% | 0.6% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Congo or Gabon?
- Congo, at 3.3% against 3.1% in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Congo and Gabon?
- 0.2%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gabon?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Gabon rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Congo ranks 173rd and Gabon ranks 175th 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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About this data
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.