Congo vs Guinea: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Congo
5.4%
in 2023
Guinea
5.1%
in 2023
Congo rank
165th
Guinea rank
167th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Congo
- Guinea
How they compare
Congo currently reports 5.4% against 5.1% in Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea ahead.
Congo ranks 165th and Guinea ranks 167th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 3.3% | 0.3% | Guinea |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 4.8% | 1.5% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Congo or Guinea?
- Congo, at 5.4% against 5.1% in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Congo and Guinea?
- 0.3%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Guinea rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Congo ranks 165th and Guinea ranks 167th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.