Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Gambia
Gambia: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 2.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Gambia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Gambia is 2.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Gambia peaked at 10.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2023.
Gambia ranks 182nd 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.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8% | — |
| 2001 | 8.3% | -23.1% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -24.9% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -22.0% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +27.6% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.5% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Gambia?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Gambia was 2.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Gambia ranks 182nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).