External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Gambia
Gambia: External health expenditure per capita (current US$) was 4.49 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Gambia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita in Gambia is 4.49 current US$, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.7% on the previous year and down 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Gambia peaked at 58.68 current US$ in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.49 current US$, in 2023.
Gambia ranks 96th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.68 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 42.7 current US$ | -27.2% |
| 2002 | 27.12 current US$ | -36.5% |
| 2003 | 20.78 current US$ | -23.4% |
| 2004 | 22.77 current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 22.77 current US$ | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.02 current US$ | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 23.59 current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 25.08 current US$ | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 19.81 current US$ | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 17.85 current US$ | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 16.07 current US$ | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 13.96 current US$ | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 11.78 current US$ | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 4.85 current US$ | -58.8% |
| 2015 | 6.88 current US$ | +41.7% |
| 2016 | 5.55 current US$ | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 7.91 current US$ | +42.4% |
| 2018 | 8.75 current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 6.32 current US$ | -27.7% |
| 2020 | 6.81 current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 10.39 current US$ | +52.6% |
| 2022 | 6.99 current US$ | -32.8% |
| 2023 | 4.49 current US$ | -35.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 4.49 current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.39 current US$, 39% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 4.49 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.24 current US$, 37% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.53 current US$ | 19.81 current US$ | 58.68 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.99 current US$ | 4.85 current US$ | 17.85 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.17 current US$ | 4.49 current US$ | 10.39 current US$ | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0702 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Gambia?
- External health expenditure per capita in Gambia was 4.49 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.68 current US$ in 2000.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.49 current US$ in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Gambia ranks 96th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.