The Gambia - External health expenditure

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in The Gambia was 45.27 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 75.33 in 2002, while its lowest value was 34.95 in 2015.

Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.

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

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Year Value
2000 74.72
2001 73.49
2002 75.33
2003 74.48
2004 71.76
2005 70.57
2006 70.44
2007 70.19
2008 68.39
2009 63.76
2010 63.37
2011 62.11
2012 57.13
2013 46.01
2014 50.63
2015 34.95
2016 36.42
2017 48.83
2018 56.13
2019 45.27

External health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in The Gambia was 13.46 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 38.01 in 2000 and 7.33 in 2015.

Definition: 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.

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

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Year Value
2000 38.01
2001 30.91
2002 30.21
2003 24.11
2004 25.56
2005 26.91
2006 28.91
2007 31.09
2008 34.57
2009 27.53
2010 27.76
2011 26.06
2012 21.91
2013 12.62
2014 13.69
2015 7.33
2016 9.27
2017 13.76
2018 20.10
2019 13.46

External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in The Gambia was 40.16 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 164.30 in 2000 and 22.94 in 2015.

Definition: Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP). 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.

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

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Year Value
2000 164.30
2001 145.53
2002 157.99
2003 144.43
2004 85.21
2005 84.56
2006 90.74
2007 85.04
2008 83.93
2009 77.37
2010 78.54
2011 75.69
2012 64.90
2013 38.21
2014 45.69
2015 22.94
2016 27.75
2017 41.95
2018 60.65
2019 40.16

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems