This statistical profile documents government, private, household and external financing shares in Senegal's health system.
The health financing structure of Senegal in 2023 comprised 27.6% from domestic general government sources, 55.6% from domestic private sources and 16.8% from external sources. Out-of-pocket payments represented 79.7% of domestic private health expenditure. Current health expenditure was 4.3% of GDP, or $73 per capita in current US dollars.
In the common comparison year 2023, Senegal ranked 160th of 193 economies by the government share of current health expenditure.
Senegal Public and Private Health Financing by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Domestic general government health expenditure, % of current health expenditure (SH.XPD.GHED.CH.ZS); Domestic private health expenditure, % of current health expenditure (SH.XPD.PVTD.CH.ZS); Out-of-pocket expenditure, % of current health expenditure (SH.XPD.OOPC.CH.ZS); External health expenditure, % of current health expenditure (SH.XPD.EHEX.CH.ZS); Current health expenditure, % of GDP (SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS); Current health expenditure per capita, current US$ (SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD); Current health expenditure per capita, PPP, current international $ (SH.XPD.CHEX.PP.CD).
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About the Indicators
Domestic general government health expenditure, % of current health expenditure. The share of current health expenditure financed by domestic government sources (general and social health insurance).
Domestic private health expenditure, % of current health expenditure. The share of current health expenditure financed by domestic private sources, including households, private insurance and firms.
Out-of-pocket expenditure, % of current health expenditure. The share of current health expenditure paid directly by households at the point of service, a subset of domestic private expenditure.
External health expenditure, % of current health expenditure. The share of current health expenditure financed by external sources, such as foreign governments or international organizations.
Current health expenditure, % of GDP. Total spending on health, excluding capital investment, expressed as a share of GDP.
Current health expenditure per capita, current US$. Current health expenditure divided by population, in current U.S. dollars.
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP, current international $. Current health expenditure per capita, converted using purchasing power parity rates to account for differences in price levels between countries.