Current health expenditure per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Current health expenditure per capita was 25.74 current US$ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure per capita in Gambia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure per capita in Gambia is 25.74 current US$, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 13.0% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure per capita in Gambia peaked at 74.84 current US$ in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.34 current US$, in 2014.
That places Gambia 189th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.41 current US$ | 28.3 current US$ | 74.84 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.39 current US$ | 17.34 current US$ | 33 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5 current US$ | 25.74 current US$ | 29.77 current US$ | 4 |
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More health data for Gambia
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 35,309 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 33,027 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 34,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 34,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 35,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 36,199 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 36,495 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 37,191 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 33,602 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 36,874 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure per capita in Gambia?
- Current health expenditure per capita in Gambia was 25.74 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.84 current US$ in 2000.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.34 current US$ in 2014.
- How does Gambia rank for current health expenditure per capita?
- Gambia ranks 189th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.