Health spending as a share of total government spending in Gambia
Gambia: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 5.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Gambia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 5.5% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
That represents a change of down 20.1% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Gambia peaked at 7.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2017.
That places Gambia 162nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +30.6% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -32.5% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +22.8% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +43.1% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.5% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.5% | 7.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Gambia?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Gambia was 5.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2017.
- How does Gambia rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Gambia ranks 162nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.