External health expenditure per capita in Senegal
Senegal: External health expenditure per capita was 12.3 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 12.3 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.3% on the previous year and up 115.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Senegal peaked at 13.19 current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8431 current US$, in 2001.
Senegal ranks 55th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.84 current US$ | 0.8431 current US$ | 3.41 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.84 current US$ | 4.94 current US$ | 13.13 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.91 current US$ | 9.51 current US$ | 13.19 current US$ | 4 |
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More health data for Senegal
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 242,897 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 5.51 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 7.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 226,685 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 246,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 223,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 244,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 221,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 238,050 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Senegal?
- External health expenditure per capita in Senegal was 12.3 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 13.19 current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8431 current US$ in 2001.
- How does Senegal rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Senegal ranks 55th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.