Total health spending per person in Congo
Congo: Total health spending per person was 208.86 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Congo, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total health spending per person in Congo is 208.86 current international $, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.0% on the previous year and up 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Congo peaked at 208.86 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.89 current international $, in 2000.
Congo ranks 158th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Congo, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.89 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 81.55 current international $ | +43.4% |
| 2002 | 66.8 current international $ | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 75.31 current international $ | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 76.96 current international $ | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 73.5 current international $ | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 78.39 current international $ | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 80.69 current international $ | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 99.61 current international $ | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 102.85 current international $ | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 94.9 current international $ | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 90.69 current international $ | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 115.69 current international $ | +27.6% |
| 2013 | 113.38 current international $ | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 113.08 current international $ | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 110.76 current international $ | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 104.19 current international $ | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 105.11 current international $ | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 98.21 current international $ | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 134.28 current international $ | +36.7% |
| 2020 | 191.69 current international $ | +42.8% |
| 2021 | 195.65 current international $ | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 134.73 current international $ | -31.1% |
| 2023 | 208.86 current international $ | +55.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.26 current international $ | 56.89 current international $ | 102.85 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.03 current international $ | 90.69 current international $ | 134.28 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 182.73 current international $ | 134.73 current international $ | 208.86 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 155 Ghana 234.46 current international $ compare
- 156 Liberia 233.05 current international $ compare
- 157 Burkina Faso 223.87 current international $ compare
- 159 Senegal 205.61 current international $ compare
- 160 Bangladesh 198.52 current international $ compare
- 161 Togo 185.73 current international $ compare
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1979 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2015 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Congo?
- Total health spending per person in Congo was 208.86 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 208.86 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.89 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for total health spending per person?
- Congo ranks 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.