Total health spending per person in Senegal
Senegal: Total health spending per person was 205.61 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 205.61 current international $ for total health spending per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Senegal peaked at 205.61 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.7 current international $, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 159th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Senegal, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.7 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 75.24 current international $ | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 80.12 current international $ | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 91.55 current international $ | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 102.17 current international $ | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 86.36 current international $ | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 91.15 current international $ | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 85.35 current international $ | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 90.5 current international $ | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 100.1 current international $ | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 107.24 current international $ | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 113.15 current international $ | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 117.95 current international $ | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 121.43 current international $ | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 125.27 current international $ | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 131.09 current international $ | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 131.99 current international $ | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 134.67 current international $ | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 149.81 current international $ | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 163.99 current international $ | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 193.07 current international $ | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 185.74 current international $ | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 183.65 current international $ | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 205.61 current international $ | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.22 current international $ | 69.7 current international $ | 102.17 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 129.66 current international $ | 107.24 current international $ | 163.99 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 192.02 current international $ | 183.65 current international $ | 205.61 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 156 Liberia 233.05 current international $ compare
- 157 Burkina Faso 223.87 current international $ compare
- 158 Congo 208.86 current international $ compare
- 160 Bangladesh 198.52 current international $ compare
- 161 Togo 185.73 current international $ compare
- 162 Rwanda 177.01 current international $ compare
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -0.8501 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Senegal?
- Total health spending per person in Senegal was 205.61 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 205.61 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for total health spending per person?
- Senegal ranks 159th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.