Current health expenditure in Congo
Congo: Current health expenditure was 3.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Congo, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Congo recorded 3.3% for current health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is up 43.4% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Congo peaked at 4.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2000.
Congo ranks 173rd 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, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +45.2% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -22.1% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +17.7% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +24.5% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +33.7% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +71.1% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -33.5% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +43.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 4.0% | 4 |
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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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Congo?
- Current health expenditure in Congo was 3.3% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for current health expenditure?
- Congo ranks 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. 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, 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.