Health expenditure government expenditure in Senegal
Senegal: Health expenditure government expenditure was 3.57 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health expenditure government expenditure in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, health expenditure government expenditure in Senegal stood at 3.57.
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 expenditure government expenditure in Senegal peaked at 9.05 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.34, 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 expenditure government expenditure in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.96 | — |
| 2001 | 9.01 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.64 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 9.05 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 8.97 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 8.54 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 8.27 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 5.95 | -28.0% |
| 2008 | 6.62 | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 6.66 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.35 | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 5.63 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 5.31 | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 5.3 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 4.68 | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 4.7 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.46 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 4.5 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.96 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 3.5 | -29.5% |
| 2020 | 5.85 | +67.1% |
| 2021 | 3.88 | -33.7% |
| 2022 | 3.34 | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 3.57 | +6.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 3.57 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.65, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 3.57 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.88, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health expenditure government expenditure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +67.1% | 3.5 | 5.85 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.07 | 5.95 | 9.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.84 | 3.5 | 5.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.16 | 3.34 | 5.85 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0684 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure government expenditure in Senegal?
- Health expenditure government expenditure in Senegal was 3.57 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health expenditure government expenditure recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.05 in 2003.
- What is the lowest health expenditure government expenditure recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.34 in 2022.
- How does Senegal rank for health expenditure government expenditure?
- Senegal ranks 185th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health expenditure government expenditure 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Health expenditure government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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