Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 3.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Democratic Republic of Congo, 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 Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 4.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2000.
Democratic Republic of Congo 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 (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Democratic Republic of Congo, 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% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 3.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.9%, 76% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 3.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.4%, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +78.9% | 1.5% | 2.6% |
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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More health data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133,650 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 390 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0895 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0905 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Current health expenditure in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for current health expenditure?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.