The Gambia - Domestic general government health expenditure

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in The Gambia was 27.25 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 35.02 in 2016, while its lowest value was 8.30 in 2002.

Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 8.81
2001 10.40
2002 8.30
2003 10.24
2004 13.69
2005 13.86
2006 13.87
2007 12.09
2008 12.96
2009 16.99
2010 17.53
2011 18.45
2012 22.70
2013 27.69
2014 24.54
2015 31.43
2016 35.02
2017 25.60
2018 21.92
2019 27.25

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) in The Gambia was 1.04 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 1.29 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.53 in 2002.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 0.58
2001 0.59
2002 0.53
2003 0.57
2004 0.76
2005 0.79
2006 0.86
2007 0.69
2008 0.71
2009 0.88
2010 0.89
2011 1.01
2012 1.17
2013 1.08
2014 1.09
2015 1.00
2016 1.29
2017 1.06
2018 1.07
2019 1.04

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in The Gambia was 4.42 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 6.60 in 2016, while its lowest value was 4.38 in 2017.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 6.13
2001 6.13
2002 6.13
2003 6.13
2004 6.13
2005 6.13
2006 6.13
2007 6.13
2008 6.13
2009 6.13
2010 6.13
2011 6.13
2012 6.13
2013 6.13
2014 5.75
2015 5.10
2016 6.60
2017 4.38
2018 5.07
2019 4.42

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) in The Gambia was 8.10 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 8.91 in 2016 and 3.32 in 2003.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in current US dollars.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 4.48
2001 4.37
2002 3.33
2003 3.32
2004 4.88
2005 5.29
2006 5.69
2007 5.36
2008 6.55
2009 7.33
2010 7.68
2011 7.74
2012 8.71
2013 7.59
2014 6.63
2015 6.60
2016 8.91
2017 7.21
2018 7.85
2019 8.10

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in The Gambia was 24.17 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 26.68 in 2016 and 14.65 in 2007.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 19.37
2001 20.59
2002 17.40
2003 19.86
2004 16.26
2005 16.60
2006 17.87
2007 14.65
2008 15.90
2009 20.61
2010 21.73
2011 22.48
2012 25.79
2013 22.99
2014 22.14
2015 20.63
2016 26.68
2017 21.99
2018 23.68
2019 24.17

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems