External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 37.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 37.0% for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in 2023.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 45.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2001.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 19th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.3% | — |
| 2001 | 13.3% | -43.1% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +31.4% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 38.2% | +62.1% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 44.8% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 45.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 40.1% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 39.3% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 43.2% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 38.8% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 37.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | -4.2% |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the compared with similar countries
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 37.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.7%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 37.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.5%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +62.1% | 23.6% | 38.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 13.3% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 35.2% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 37.0% | 38.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 37.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2001.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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