What is the difference in public healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?

0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.7%

in 2023

Ethiopia

0.6%

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

179th

Ethiopia rank

182nd

Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Ethiopia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.

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

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 179th and Ethiopia ranks 182nd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.2%	1.5%	1.3%	Ethiopia
2010s	0.5%	0.8%	0.4%	Ethiopia
2020s	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public healthcare spending as a share of gdp, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in public healthcare spending as a share of gdp between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 179th and Ethiopia ranks 182nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,547 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.