Current health expenditure per capita in Congo
Congo: Current health expenditure per capita was 75.55 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Congo, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure per capita in Congo stood at 75.55 current US$.
The figure is up 42.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Congo peaked at 80.1 current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.99 current US$, in 2002.
That places Congo 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.45 current US$ | 16.99 current US$ | 63.42 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.79 current US$ | 47.31 current US$ | 71.86 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.84 current US$ | 53.12 current US$ | 80.1 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More health data for Congo
- Population ages 65 and above, male 90,507 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 70,705 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 69,900 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 74,470 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 73,546 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 77,510 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 78,575 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 198,513 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Congo?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Congo was 75.55 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1 current US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.99 current US$ in 2002.
- How does Congo rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Congo ranks 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.