Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Uganda: Health expenditure

Democratic Republic of the Congo
1.34 billion current US$
in 2011
Uganda
1.59 billion current US$
in 2011
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
16th
Uganda rank
13th

Health expenditure over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.59 billion current US$ against 1.34 billion current US$ in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 250.78 million current US$.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 13th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 224.78 million current US$ 352.56 million current US$ 127.78 million current US$ Uganda
2000s 462.43 million current US$ 806.96 million current US$ 344.53 million current US$ Uganda
2010s 1.16 billion current US$ 1.58 billion current US$ 424.42 million current US$ Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health expenditure, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Uganda?
Uganda, at 1.59 billion current US$ against 1.34 billion current US$ in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2011.
What is the difference in health expenditure between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda?
250.78 million current US$, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda?
17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda rank globally for health expenditure?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 13th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as Health expenditure (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Health expenditure (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 967 data points, 1995–2011
Last refreshed

World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).