External health expenditure channeled through government in Congo
Congo: External health expenditure channeled through government was 65.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure channeled through government in Congo, 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
The most recent figure for external health expenditure channeled through government in Congo is 65.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 373.4% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Congo peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2022.
Congo ranks 46th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 96.3% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 78.8% | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | -69.9% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -54.0% |
| 2023 | 65.3% | +373.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 65.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.7%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 65.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +373.4% | 13.8% | 65.3% |
| 2021 | -69.9% | 99.8% | 30.0% |
| 2022 | -54.0% | 30.0% | 13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 78.8% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 13.8% | 99.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure channeled through government in Congo?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Congo was 65.3% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2022.
- How does Congo rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Congo ranks 46th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.