Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 4.0% against 3.9% in Cameroon as of 2023.

What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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 Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Domestic general government health expenditure

Cameroon

3.9%

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

4.0%

in 2023

Cameroon rank

181st

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

180th

Domestic general government health expenditure over time

Cameroon
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 4.0% against 3.9% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 181st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 180th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.9%	2.5%	2.4%	Cameroon
2010s	2.4%	3.7%	1.3%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	3.6%	4.4%	0.8%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 4.0% against 3.9% in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure?: Cameroon ranks 181st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 180th 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 general government expenditure). 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 general government expenditure)
Unit: % of general government expenditure
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 4,981 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.