Current health expenditure in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Current health expenditure was 3.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 3.7%.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 4.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2000.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 163rd 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.
Current health expenditure in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +78.9% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +45.3% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133,650 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0193 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0158 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Current health expenditure in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 3.7% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2000.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for current health expenditure?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.