External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Gambia
Gambia: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 17.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Gambia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Gambia is 17.4%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 26.2% on the previous year and down 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Gambia peaked at 78.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2023.
That places Gambia 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.4% | — |
| 2001 | 76.7% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 75.4% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 73.4% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 70.8% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 65.9% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 65.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 57.3% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | -39.2% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +24.9% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | -23.5% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | +37.3% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | -31.0% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | +48.2% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -26.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 17.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 27.7%, 63% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 17.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.5%, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +48.2% | 23.6% | 34.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.5% | 57.3% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 26.7% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 17.4% | 34.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Gambia?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Gambia was 17.4% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Gambia ranks 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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