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

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

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sierra Leone: Domestic general government health expenditure

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.7%

in 2023

Sierra Leone

0.8%

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

179th

Sierra Leone rank

178th

Domestic general government health expenditure over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 179th and Sierra Leone ranks 178th of 193 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?: 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 179th and Sierra Leone ranks 178th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Domestic general government 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, 5,675 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.