Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Congo
Congo: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 21.13 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Congo, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Congo is 21.13, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Congo peaked at 24.64 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.14, in 2000.
Congo ranks 156th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.14 | — |
| 2001 | 9.3 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 10.44 | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 13.22 | +26.7% |
| 2004 | 15.29 | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 16.06 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 17.5 | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 20.63 | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 24 | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 24.51 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 23 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 24.45 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 21.2 | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 22.03 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 22.15 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 18.6 | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 24.03 | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 23.84 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 23.78 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 24.64 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 20.18 | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 18.53 | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 14.3 | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 21.13 | +47.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.01 | 9.14 | 24.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.77 | 18.6 | 24.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.54 | 14.3 | 21.13 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Congo
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.16 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 877.7 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.0684 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.83 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 7.83 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.565 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Congo?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Congo was 21.13 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 24.64 in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.14 in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Congo ranks 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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