Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income
Senegal: the economy in numbers
Per person: $1,955, or $5,463 at purchasing power parity. Population: 18.9 million (2025).
GDP in 2025, current US dollars: #108 of 204 economies.
GDP
Adjusted for US inflation, in 2025 dollars: $10.9 billion in 1960, $37 billion in 2025.
GDP per capita
In 2025 dollars: $3,273 per person in 1960, $1,955 in 2025.
Real GDP growth
Average over 2016–2025: 5.4% a year. Years of falling GDP since 1961: 11 of 65.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Inflation
Consumer prices rose by 68.2% from 2000 to 2025. Highest annual inflation: 32.3% in 1994.
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)
Government debt, % of GDP
Highest since 1996: 136.1% of GDP in 2024.
Population
1960: 3.34 million · 2025: 18.9 million.
Unemployment rate
1991: 2.9% · 2025: 2.7%.
Life expectancy at birth
1960: 39.7 years · 2024: 68.9 years.
Exports of goods and services
1960: 11.5% · 2025: 32.5%.
Data by year
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| Year | GDP | GDP per capita | Per capita, PPP | Real growth | Inflation | Gov. debt, % GDP | Population | Unemployment | Life expectancy | Exports, % GDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $37B | $1,955 | $5,463 | 6.7% | 1.5% | 127.7% | 18.9M | 2.7% | 32.5% | |
| 2024 | $32.2B | $1,739 | $5,097 | 6.5% | 0.8% | 136.1% | 18.5M | 2.8% | 68.9 | 25.5% |
| 2023 | $30.7B | $1,698 | $4,782 | 4.3% | 5.9% | 120.6% | 18.1M | 2.8% | 68.7 | 23.1% |
| 2022 | $27.8B | $1,574 | $4,530 | 3.9% | 9.7% | 106.9% | 17.7M | 2.8% | 67.8 | 26.7% |
| 2021 | $27.5B | $1,598 | $4,174 | 6.5% | 2.2% | 98.9% | 17.2M | 3.4% | 66.9 | 24.6% |
| 2020 | $24.5B | $1,461 | $3,753 | 1.3% | 2.5% | 90.5% | 16.8M | 3.4% | 67.5 | 20.7% |
| 2019 | $23.4B | $1,431 | $3,648 | 4.6% | 1.8% | 79.5% | 16.4M | 2.9% | 67.7 | 25.0% |
| 2018 | $23.1B | $1,453 | $3,380 | 6.2% | 0.5% | 61.5% | 15.9M | 3.5% | 67.4 | 22.9% |
| 2017 | $21B | $1,355 | $3,230 | 7.4% | 1.3% | 61.1% | 15.5M | 4.1% | 67.1 | 22.0% |
| 2016 | $19B | $1,266 | $3,101 | 6.4% | 0.8% | 47.5% | 15M | 4.5% | 66.7 | 21.6% |
| 2015 | $17.8B | $1,218 | $2,994 | 6.4% | 0.1% | 44.5% | 14.6M | 6.8% | 66.5 | 22.7% |
| 2014 | $19.8B | $1,399 | $2,854 | 6.2% | −1.1% | 42.4% | 14.2M | 5.8% | 66.0 | 21.8% |
| 2013 | $18.9B | $1,380 | $2,769 | 2.4% | 0.7% | 36.9% | 13.7M | 5.0% | 65.6 | 22.3% |
| 2012 | $17.7B | $1,327 | $2,764 | 4.0% | 1.4% | 34.5% | 13.3M | 3.9% | 65.2 | 22.5% |
| 2011 | $17.8B | $1,375 | $2,685 | 1.3% | 3.4% | 32.9% | 13M | 2.9% | 64.8 | 21.3% |
| 2010 | $16.1B | $1,276 | $2,663 | 3.4% | 1.2% | 34.6% | 12.6M | 2.8% | 64.2 | 20.0% |
| 2009 | $16.1B | $1,309 | $2,606 | 2.8% | −2.2% | 29.9% | 12.3M | 2.8% | 63.8 | 19.4% |
| 2008 | $16.9B | $1,399 | $2,581 | 3.7% | 7.3% | 19.1% | 12M | 2.8% | 63.2 | 20.8% |
| 2007 | $14B | $1,189 | $2,499 | 2.8% | 5.9% | 19.0% | 11.8M | 2.8% | 62.7 | 20.6% |
| 2006 | $11.7B | $1,017 | $2,422 | 2.3% | 2.1% | 17.5% | 11.5M | 2.8% | 61.8 | 19.3% |
| 2005 | $11B | $980 | $2,350 | 4.3% | 1.7% | 36.1% | 11.2M | 2.7% | 61.0 | 19.8% |
| 2004 | $10.1B | $918 | $2,236 | 4.6% | 0.5% | 38.0% | 11M | 2.8% | 60.3 | 19.1% |
| 2003 | $8.77B | $818 | $2,131 | 5.6% | −0.1% | 42.9% | 10.7M | 2.8% | 59.5 | 18.2% |
| 2002 | $7.01B | $669 | $2,027 | 0.1% | 2.3% | 52.0% | 10.5M | 2.8% | 58.9 | 19.6% |
| 2001 | $6.51B | $637 | $2,044 | 4.3% | 3.0% | 53.2% | 10.2M | 2.7% | 58.2 | 17.7% |
| 2000 | $6.01B | $603 | $1,963 | 3.9% | 0.7% | 57.5% | 9.97M | 2.6% | 57.6 | 17.8% |
| 1999 | $6.59B | $678 | $1,893 | 6.3% | 0.8% | 15.0% | 9.73M | 2.7% | 57.3 | 19.0% |
| 1998 | $6.51B | $685 | $1,798 | 5.9% | 1.2% | 18.8% | 9.5M | 2.8% | 57.1 | 18.6% |
| 1997 | $6.04B | $651 | $1,719 | 3.0% | 1.8% | 67.8% | 9.28M | 2.8% | 57.1 | 18.3% |
| 1996 | $6.56B | $723 | $1,679 | 2.0% | 2.8% | 0.1% | 9.07M | 2.8% | 57.1 | 18.1% |
| 1995 | $6.33B | $715 | $1,656 | 5.5% | 7.9% | 8.85M | 2.8% | 57.3 | 20.7% | |
| 1994 | $5.03B | $584 | $1,578 | −0.0% | 32.3% | 8.62M | 2.9% | 57.5 | 21.2% | |
| 1993 | $7.37B | $878 | $1,588 | 1.4% | −0.6% | 8.4M | 2.9% | 57.3 | 13.6% | |
| 1992 | $7.77B | $951 | $1,573 | 1.3% | −0.1% | 8.17M | 2.9% | 57.3 | 15.0% | |
| 1991 | $7.26B | $913 | $1,561 | 2.7% | −1.8% | 7.94M | 2.9% | 57.0 | 15.5% | |
| 1990 | $7.39B | $957 | $1,513 | −0.7% | 0.3% | 7.72M | 56.7 | 17.1% | ||
| 1989 | $6.37B | $849 | 4.0% | 0.4% | 7.5M | 56.2 | 16.4% | |||
| 1988 | $6.42B | $880 | −0.8% | −1.8% | 7.29M | 55.5 | 15.0% | |||
| 1987 | $6.49B | $916 | 6.3% | −4.1% | 7.08M | 54.6 | 14.3% | |||
| 1986 | $5.39B | $784 | 3.1% | 6.2% | 6.88M | 53.7 | 16.6% | |||
| 1985 | $3.82B | $571 | 3.5% | 13.0% | 6.68M | 52.6 | 18.7% | |||
| 1984 | $3.49B | $536 | 3.9% | 11.8% | 6.5M | 51.7 | 22.9% | |||
| 1983 | $3.57B | $564 | −5.6% | 11.6% | 6.32M | 50.8 | 23.7% | |||
| 1982 | $4.01B | $652 | 8.0% | 17.4% | 6.16M | 49.9 | 19.6% | |||
| 1981 | $4.1B | $683 | 5.2% | 5.9% | 6.0M | 49.1 | 21.3% | |||
| 1980 | $4.51B | $772 | 4.0% | 8.7% | 5.85M | 48.3 | 16.1% | |||
| 1979 | $4.08B | $716 | 7.0% | 9.7% | 5.7M | 47.5 | 18.8% | |||
| 1978 | $3.28B | $589 | −4.0% | 3.4% | 5.57M | 46.6 | 17.9% | |||
| 1977 | $2.94B | $540 | −2.7% | 11.3% | 5.44M | 45.7 | 25.6% | |||
| 1976 | $2.87B | $541 | 8.9% | 1.1% | 5.31M | 44.8 | 21.5% | |||
| 1975 | $2.83B | $547 | 7.5% | 31.7% | 5.17M | 43.9 | 21.5% | |||
| 1974 | $2.1B | $417 | 4.2% | 16.6% | 5.03M | 43.1 | 25.3% | |||
| 1973 | $1.86B | $381 | −5.6% | 11.3% | 4.89M | 42.4 | 16.9% | |||
| 1972 | $1.62B | $342 | 6.4% | 6.2% | 4.74M | 41.8 | 18.1% | |||
| 1971 | $1.34B | $291 | −0.1% | 3.9% | 4.6M | 41.2 | 15.3% | |||
| 1970 | $1.3B | $290 | 8.6% | 2.8% | 4.47M | 40.8 | 16.1% | |||
| 1969 | $1.25B | $287 | −6.6% | 4.0% | 4.33M | 40.4 | 14.7% | |||
| 1968 | $1.31B | $311 | 6.3% | 0.1% | 4.21M | 40.1 | 13.5% | |||
| 1967 | $1.25B | $305 | −1.2% | 4.08M | 40.0 | 11.7% | ||||
| 1966 | $1.25B | $315 | 2.9% | 3.96M | 39.8 | 12.7% | ||||
| 1965 | $1.21B | $314 | 1.3% | 3.85M | 39.8 | 12.0% | ||||
| 1964 | $1.19B | $318 | 3.9% | 3.74M | 39.8 | 12.0% | ||||
| 1963 | $1.12B | $309 | 1.9% | 3.64M | 39.7 | 12.1% | ||||
| 1962 | $1.09B | $307 | −0.1% | 3.53M | 39.7 | 13.9% | ||||
| 1961 | $1.06B | $308 | 3.0% | 3.44M | 39.7 | 14.5% | ||||
| 1960 | $1.0B | $300 | 3.34M | 39.7 | 11.5% |
e: IMF estimate; f: IMF forecast.
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Nearest by distance between capitals, with GDP per capita.
Angola · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cabo Verde · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Côte d’Ivoire · DR Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Lesotho · Liberia · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Republic of the Congo · Rwanda · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · South Sudan · Sudan · São Tomé and Príncipe · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe
Rankings
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Data and methods
- GDP: gross domestic product in current US dollars, converted from the local currency at market exchange rates (World Bank); not adjusted for inflation.
- Purchasing power parity (PPP): GDP per person in international dollars, which buy the same basket of goods and services in every country. It compares living standards across countries in the same year; it is not adjusted for inflation over time.
- In 2025 dollars: the charts can remove US inflation (US consumer price index, annual average) so that dollar amounts from different years compare in today's money. Exchange rate swings still show.
- Growth and inflation: World Bank data (calendar years). Years the World Bank does not cover yet, and the estimates and forecasts, come from the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2026): its forecasts start in 2026, and the years after a country's last actual year are IMF estimates.
- Government debt: gross debt of the general government (central, state and local government and social security funds) as a percentage of GDP, IMF. The World Bank's central government debt is narrower and covers fewer countries.
- Stock market capitalization: the end-of-year value of domestic companies listed on the country's exchanges (World Federation of Exchanges via the World Bank; before 2016, Standard & Poor's), as a percentage of GDP: the “Buffett indicator”. Investment funds are excluded, and so are companies listed only abroad; companies from elsewhere that list on an exchange count for its country (Hong Kong lists many mainland Chinese companies).
- Unemployment: ILO modeled estimates (share of the labor force); comparable across countries, but they may differ from national figures.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026)