Daily cost of a healthy diet in Congo
Congo: Daily cost of a healthy diet was 4.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Daily cost of a healthy diet in Congo, 2017–2024
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for daily cost of a healthy diet in Congo is 4.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Congo ranks 83rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 4.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 5 |
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More health data for Congo
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 48,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 51,360 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 51,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 54,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 53,869 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily cost of a healthy diet in Congo?
- Daily cost of a healthy diet in Congo was 4.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024, according to FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily cost of a healthy diet recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest daily cost of a healthy diet recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2017.
- How does Congo rank for daily cost of a healthy diet?
- Congo ranks 83rd out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily cost of a healthy diet rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily cost of a healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cost of purchasing the least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for energy and food-based dietary guidelines, for a representative person within energy balance at 2,330 kcal/day. This data is adjusted for inflation and for differences in the cost of living between countries.