External health expenditure channeled through government in Senegal
Senegal: External health expenditure channeled through government was 86.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure channeled through government in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure channeled through government in Senegal stood at 86.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Senegal peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2003.
That places Senegal 20th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.2% | — |
| 2001 | 27.9% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | +71.3% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | -43.9% |
| 2004 | 51.4% | +92.1% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 85.3% | +58.1% |
| 2007 | 91.3% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 88.4% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 93.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | +4.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 86.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.7%, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 86.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +92.1% | 26.8% | 51.4% |
| 2002 | +71.3% | 27.9% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | +58.1% | 53.9% | 85.3% |
| 2003 | -43.9% | 47.7% | 26.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.7% | 26.8% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 91.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 82.6% | 99.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 17 Lao People's Democratic Republic 89.5% compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 89.4% compare
- 19 Suriname 88.4% compare
- 21 North Macedonia 85.9% compare
- 22 Tunisia 85.4% compare
- 23 Panama 85.2% 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)
- 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 external health expenditure channeled through government in Senegal?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Senegal was 86.4% in 2023, according to Computed using 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 external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2003.
- How does Senegal rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Senegal ranks 20th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using 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 External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.