External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Congo
Congo: External health expenditure per capita, PPP was 31.04 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Congo, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Congo stood at 31.04 current international $. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.7% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Congo peaked at 31.04 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.33 current international $, in 2016.
That places Congo 59th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.06 current international $ | 6.55 current international $ | 19.71 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.24 current international $ | 5.33 current international $ | 30.5 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.26 current international $ | 13.47 current international $ | 31.04 current international $ | 4 |
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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 external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Congo?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in Congo was 31.04 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 31.04 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.33 current international $ in 2016.
- How does Congo rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Congo ranks 59th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. 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 External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.