Capital health expenditure in Senegal
Senegal: Capital health expenditure was 0.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Senegal, 2013–2021
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital health expenditure in Senegal is 0.8%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 326.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Senegal peaked at 0.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
That places Senegal 8th out of 128 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Capital health expenditure in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2% | — |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +105.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -31.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -42.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +197.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +37.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
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More health data for Senegal
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- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Senegal?
- Capital health expenditure in Senegal was 0.8% in 2021, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does Senegal rank for capital health expenditure?
- Senegal ranks 8th out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 326.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.