Gambia, The's domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) was 37.62% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 11.33 percentage points from 26.29% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 37.62% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 27.66% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 26.29% | 2013 |
| Highest | 37.62% | 2023 |
| Lowest | 14.78% | 2004 |
| Average since 2014 | 32.29% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 16.02% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Gambia, The's domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) rose 4.87 percentage points on 2022 (from 32.75% to 37.62%).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.76 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.89 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 9.93 percentage points in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.03 percentage points in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Gambia, The had the 87th highest value of the 183 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Gambia, The | 37.62% | 2023 |
| World | 38.81% | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.59% | 2023 |
| Low income | 48.89% | 2023 |
Closest to Gambia, The in the 2023 ranking
- El Salvador — 83rd of 183: 38.57%
- Portugal — 84th of 183: 38.49%
- Ecuador — 85th of 183: 37.78%
- Bulgaria — 87th of 183: 36.67%
- Peru — 88th of 183: 36.42%
- South Africa — 89th of 183: 36.33%
What this measures
Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic private sources. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | Domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 37.62 |
| 2022 | 32.75 |
| 2021 | 30.72 |
| 2020 | 27.84 |
| 2019 | 31.84 |
| 2018 | 27.66 |
| 2017 | 31.69 |
| 2016 | 32.91 |
| 2015 | 33.62 |
| 2014 | 36.22 |
| 2013 |
Domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in nearby economies
- Angola — 48.31% (2023)
- Benin — 46.91% (2023)
- Botswana — 18% (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 47.63% (2023)
- Burundi — 27.84% (2023)
- Cabo Verde — 30.43% (2023)
- Cameroon — 70.6% (2023)
- Central African Republic — 45.76% (2023)
- Chad
More health data for Gambia, The
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 13.67% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 14.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 554,785 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 39.16% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 566,242 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 40.29% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 1.12 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 39.72% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 12.88% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Gambia, The's domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)?
- 37.62% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 21.61 percentage points from 16.02% in 2000. The highest value was 37.62% in 2023 and the lowest 14.78% in 2004.
- How does Gambia, The rank?
- 87th highest of 183 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) unusual for Gambia, The?
- In 2023, Gambia, The's domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) rose 4.87 percentage points on 2022 (from 32.75% to 37.62%). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.76 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.89 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.PVTD.CH.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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