Domestic private health expenditure per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Domestic private health expenditure per capita was 40.73 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic private 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$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic private health expenditure per capita in Senegal is 40.73 current US$, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure per capita in Senegal peaked at 40.73 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.01 current US$, in 2000.
That places Senegal 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.01 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 13.59 current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 16.17 current US$ | +18.9% |
| 2003 | 21.48 current US$ | +32.9% |
| 2004 | 26.1 current US$ | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 18 current US$ | -31.1% |
| 2006 | 18.3 current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 22.56 current US$ | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 26.47 current US$ | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 28.45 current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 30.24 current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 35 current US$ | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 35.15 current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 38.66 current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 35.01 current US$ | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 30.59 current US$ | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 31.02 current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 32.42 current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 34.99 current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 36.8 current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 37.41 current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 38.7 current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 36.88 current US$ | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 40.73 current US$ | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.41 current US$ | 13.01 current US$ | 28.45 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.99 current US$ | 30.24 current US$ | 38.66 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.43 current US$ | 36.88 current US$ | 40.73 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)
- 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 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0073 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic private health expenditure per capita in Senegal?
- Domestic private health expenditure per capita in Senegal was 40.73 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic private health expenditure per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 40.73 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.01 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for domestic private health expenditure per capita?
- Senegal ranks 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current private expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.