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Congo, Rep. — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Congo, Rep., 2000–2023.
Latest value · 2023
3.30%
Health Spending (% of GDP) · % of GDP · +119.1% since 2000
Health spending for Congo, Rep. was 3.30% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 4.02% in 2020. The lowest was 1.51% in 2000 (about 2.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 3.47% per year.
Congo, Rep. ranks 169 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 89%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Congo, Rep. sits below it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 18% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 70%.
Key figures
Latest (2023)
3.30%
First (2000)
1.51%
Change
+119.1%
Highest
4.02%
in 2020
Lowest
1.51%
in 2000
Average
2.21%
Annual growth (CAGR)
3.47%
Years of data
24
Recent years
| Year | % of GDP |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.3% |
| 2022 | 2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.46% |
| 2020 | 4.02% |
| 2019 | 2.35% |
| 2018 | 1.76% |
| 2017 | 2.36% |
| 2016 | 2.59% |
| 2015 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | 1.97% |
| 2013 | 1.94% |
| 2012 | 1.91% |
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.