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Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 0.69%. Ranked 178 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.63 pp.

2023 0.69% −0.03 pp vs 2022
World rank 178of 192
Period maximum 0.72%2022
Period minimum 0.06%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2000–202300.20.40.60.82000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 0.06%2001: 0.11%2002: 0.1%2003: 0.23%2004: 0.2%2005: 0.21%2006: 0.21%2007: 0.22%2008: 0.25%2009: 0.31%2010: 0.38%2011: 0.35%2012: 0.52%2013: 0.47%2014: 0.52%2015: 0.63%2016: 0.53%2017: 0.4%2018: 0.49%2019: 0.55%2020: 0.64%2021: 0.65%2022: 0.72%2023: 0.69%
Change over the period: +0.63 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.69%
World 6.14%
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.92%
Middle Africa computed 1.03%
Low-income countries computed 0.92%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.69 −0.03 pp
2022 0.72 +0.08 pp
2021 0.65 +0.01 pp
2020 0.64 +0.08 pp
2019 0.55 +0.07 pp
2018 0.49 +0.09 pp
2017 0.4 −0.13 pp
2016 0.53 −0.09 pp
2015 0.63 +0.11 pp
2014 0.52 +0.05 pp
2013 0.47 −0.05 pp
2012 0.52 +0.17 pp
2011 0.35 −0.04 pp
2010 0.38 +0.07 pp
2009 0.31 +0.06 pp
2008 0.25 +0.03 pp
2007 0.22 +0.01 pp
2006 0.21 +0 pp
2005 0.21 +0 pp
2004 0.2 −0.03 pp
2003 0.23 +0.13 pp
2002 0.1 −0 pp
2001 0.11 +0.04 pp
2000 0.06 —

Middle Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ST Sao Tome and Principe 2.13 GA Gabon 2.06 CF Central African Republic 1.53 TD Chad 1.26 AO Angola 1.13 GQ Equatorial Guinea 1.13 CG Republic of the Congo 1.12 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.69 CM Cameroon 0.67
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About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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