Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Congo
Congo: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 34.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Congo, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Congo stood at 34.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Congo peaked at 49.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2004.
Congo ranks 146th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.2% | — |
| 2001 | 44.2% | +29.1% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | -42.5% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | +29.1% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | +59.2% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | -41.3% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | +55.1% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 42.9% | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 43.2% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 38.4% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +24.1% |
| 2020 | 43.2% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | -29.6% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.9% | 22.6% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 35.3% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 34.0% | 49.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 143 Mali 35.4% compare
- 144 Uzbekistan 35.4% compare
- 145 Mauritania 34.2% compare
- 147 Georgia 33.7% compare
- 148 Sri Lanka 33.6% compare
- 149 Switzerland 33.1% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Congo?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Congo was 34.0% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2004.
- How does Congo rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Congo ranks 146th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. 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, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.