Domestic general government health expenditure in Senegal
Senegal: Domestic general government health expenditure was 3.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure in Senegal is 3.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Senegal peaked at 9.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2022.
Senegal ranks 183rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -28.0% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -29.5% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +67.1% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -33.7% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +6.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 3.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 3.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.9%, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +67.1% | 3.5% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 5.9% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.5% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.3% | 5.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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)
- 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 domestic general government health expenditure in Senegal?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Senegal was 3.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2022.
- How does Senegal rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Senegal ranks 183rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.