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Congo, Dem. Rep. — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Congo, Dem. Rep., 2000–2023.
Latest value · 2023
3.68%
Health Spending (% of GDP) · % of GDP · +151.4% since 2000
Health spending for Congo, Dem. Rep. was 3.68% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 4.51% in 2009. The lowest was 1.47% in 2000 (about 2.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 4.09% per year.
Congo, Dem. Rep. ranks 159 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 84%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Congo, Dem. Rep. sits below it. It peaked in 2009 and has fallen 18% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 10%.
Key figures
Latest (2023)
3.68%
First (2000)
1.47%
Change
+151.4%
Highest
4.51%
in 2009
Lowest
1.47%
in 2000
Average
3.62%
Annual growth (CAGR)
4.09%
Years of data
24
Recent years
| Year | % of GDP |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.68% |
| 2022 | 3.94% |
| 2021 | 3.87% |
| 2020 | 3.98% |
| 2019 | 3.51% |
| 2018 | 3.24% |
| 2017 | 4% |
| 2016 | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 3.75% |
| 2014 | 3.73% |
| 2013 | 3.34% |
| 2012 | 3.22% |
Reading this correctly. Current health expenditure as a share of GDP. Covers both public and private spending on health goods and services. Figures are in % of GDP. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.