External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Congo
Congo: External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) was 31.04 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Congo, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Congo stood at 31.04 current international $. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.7% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Congo peaked at 31.04 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.33 current international $, in 2016.
That places Congo 59th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Congo, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.55 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 7.13 current international $ | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 7.77 current international $ | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 8.39 current international $ | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 15.57 current international $ | +85.5% |
| 2005 | 15.67 current international $ | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 13.54 current international $ | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 14.84 current international $ | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 11.45 current international $ | -22.9% |
| 2009 | 19.71 current international $ | +72.2% |
| 2010 | 11.14 current international $ | -43.5% |
| 2011 | 19.01 current international $ | +70.7% |
| 2012 | 30.5 current international $ | +60.4% |
| 2013 | 22.5 current international $ | -26.2% |
| 2014 | 20.55 current international $ | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 20.95 current international $ | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.33 current international $ | -74.6% |
| 2017 | 7.62 current international $ | +42.9% |
| 2018 | 5.38 current international $ | -29.4% |
| 2019 | 9.41 current international $ | +75.1% |
| 2020 | 21.08 current international $ | +123.9% |
| 2021 | 13.47 current international $ | -36.1% |
| 2022 | 19.44 current international $ | +44.4% |
| 2023 | 31.04 current international $ | +59.7% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 31.04 current international $ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.2 current international $, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 31.04 current international $ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.85 current international $, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.06 current international $ | 6.55 current international $ | 19.71 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.24 current international $ | 5.33 current international $ | 30.5 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.26 current international $ | 13.47 current international $ | 31.04 current international $ | 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Congo?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in Congo was 31.04 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 31.04 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.33 current international $ in 2016.
- How does Congo rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Congo ranks 59th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. 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 External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.