Current health expenditure per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Current health expenditure per capita was 73.23 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure per capita in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 73.23 current US$ for current health expenditure per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Senegal peaked at 75.17 current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.42 current US$, in 2000.
That places Senegal 159th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.42 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 23.46 current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 26.46 current US$ | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 35.14 current US$ | +32.8% |
| 2004 | 41.94 current US$ | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 36.01 current US$ | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 38.28 current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 40.6 current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 49.05 current US$ | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 50.27 current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 51.39 current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 57.93 current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 56.61 current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 60.52 current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 61.41 current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 53.32 current US$ | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 53.9 current US$ | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 56.49 current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 64.37 current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 64.34 current US$ | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.17 current US$ | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 71.12 current US$ | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 63.45 current US$ | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 73.23 current US$ | +15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.26 current US$ | 21.42 current US$ | 50.27 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.03 current US$ | 51.39 current US$ | 64.37 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.74 current US$ | 63.45 current US$ | 75.17 current US$ | 4 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 835.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0189 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0176 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Senegal?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Senegal was 73.23 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 75.17 current US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.42 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Senegal ranks 159th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.