External health expenditure channeled through government in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: External health expenditure channeled through government was 43.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure channeled through government in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure channeled through government in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 43.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.8% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 73.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2000.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 76th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +67.9% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +93.4% |
| 2003 | 52.1% | +514.2% |
| 2004 | 54.8% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 55.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 58.3% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 63.8% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | -55.2% |
| 2009 | 39.2% | +37.2% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | +77.8% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | -31.8% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 71.3% | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | -26.9% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 53.7% | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 59.2% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 43.9% | -25.8% |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the compared with similar countries
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 43.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 36.0%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 43.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government in Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +514.2% | 8.5% | 52.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.8% | 2.6% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 39.0% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 43.9% | 59.2% | 4 |
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More health data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure channeled through government in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 43.9% in 2023, according to Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 76th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.