Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Congo
Congo: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 3.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Congo, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Congo stood at 3.3%.
The figure is up 43.4% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Congo peaked at 4.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2000.
Congo ranks 175th of 195 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 4.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More health data for Congo
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 70,705 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 69,900 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 90,507 (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)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 66,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 74,470 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Congo?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Congo was 3.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Congo ranks 175th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).