Health spending as a share of total government spending in Senegal
Senegal: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 3.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Senegal stood at 3.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Senegal peaked at 9.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2022.
Senegal ranks 185th of 195 countries on this measure, 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -28.0% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -29.5% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +67.1% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -33.7% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 5.9% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.5% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.3% | 5.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 182 Nigeria 3.9% compare
- 183 Cameroon 3.9% compare
- 184 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.6% compare
- 186 Micronesia, Federated States of 3.4% compare
- 187 Malawi 3.3% compare
- 188 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.2% compare
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- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Senegal?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Senegal was 3.6% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2022.
- How does Senegal rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Senegal ranks 185th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.