Health spending as a share of total government spending in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 4.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 4.0% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 5.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2000.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 181st out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +53.1% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +23.2% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2292 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2303 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 4.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 181st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.