Senegal — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Senegal, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Senegal was 4.32% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 5.15% in 2020. The lowest was 3.41% in 2007 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.86% per year.
Senegal ranks 145 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 77%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Senegal sits below it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 16% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 1%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 26 of 46 economies; Uganda (4.24%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 20% in 2005.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 81 years at that pace.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.32% | +0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 4.04% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 4.44% | -0.7 pp |
| 2020 | 5.15% | +0.7 pp |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 4.43% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 4.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 4.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 4.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 4.39% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 4.39% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 4.27% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 4.21% | +0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 4.03% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 3.84% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 3.51% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 3.41% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 3.76% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 3.67% | -0.9 pp |
| 2004 | 4.57% | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 3.95% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 3.68% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 3.55% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Senegal’s Health spending in 2001?
3.68% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Senegal’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +21.8% in total — about 0.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 4.32%; 2022: 4.04%; 2021: 4.44%; 2020: 5.15%; 2019: 4.5%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.