Health expenditure government expenditure in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Health expenditure government expenditure was 4 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health expenditure government expenditure in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 4 for health expenditure government expenditure in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure government expenditure in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 5.09 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 2000.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 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 expenditure government expenditure in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | 2.53 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.88 | +53.1% |
| 2013 | 3.91 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.99 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 4.1 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.81 | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 3.84 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.17 | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 4.13 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.09 | +23.2% |
| 2021 | 4.51 | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 3.98 | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.4% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 4 is below the median for low income countries, which is 5.49, 73% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.88, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health expenditure government expenditure in Democratic Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +53.1% | 2.53 | 3.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.69 | 2.5 | 4.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4 | 3.98 | 5.09 | 4 |
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More health data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133,650 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0905 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure government expenditure in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Health expenditure government expenditure in Democratic Republic of Congo was 4 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health expenditure government expenditure recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 5.09 in 2020.
- What is the lowest health expenditure government expenditure recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for health expenditure government expenditure?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 181st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health expenditure government expenditure rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Health expenditure government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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