ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Senegal

Sub-Saharan Africa. Lower middle income. Capital: Dakar. Population 18,931,966 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
2,859 3,746 4,632 1995 2025 4,669
GDP growth (%)
0.8 4.1 7.3 1995 2025 6.7
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−2.0 3.7 9.5 1995 2025 1.5
Life expectancy at birth (years)
57.3 63.0 68.7 1995 2024 68.9

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 4,669 2025 +651 +1,075 163 of 199
GDP growth% 6.7% 2025 +5.3 pp +0.3 pp 23 of 209
GDP per person growth% 4.3% 2025 +5.6 pp +1.1 pp 40 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 1,780 2025 +350 +460 169 of 201
Trade% of GDP 71.1% 2025 +11.0 pp +13.0 pp 111 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 0.1% 2025 −7.4 pp −2.2 pp 171 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 1.5% 2025 −1.1 pp +1.3 pp 134 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 2.7% 2025 −0.7 pp −4.0 pp 157 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 18,931,966 2025 +2,142,747 +4,338,635 68 of 217
Population growth% annual 2.3% 2025 −0.3 pp −0.8 pp 35 of 217
Urban population% of total 55.8% 2025 +4.7 pp +9.5 pp 141 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 68.9 2024 +1.3 +2.9 161 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 28.9 2024 −5.9 −8.9 49 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 4.3% 2023 −0.1 pp −0.1 pp 147 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 50.4% 2023 +3.8 pp +6.8 pp 81 of 86
Government spending on education% of GDP 6.2% 2023 +1.1 pp +0.5 pp 22 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 60.1% 2024 +16.7 pp +42.4 pp 139 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 82.9% 2024 +12.5 pp +21.9 pp 168 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 36.2 2021 * −2.1 −4.1 –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 17.9% 2021 * −1.2 pp −35.4 pp –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 35.4% 2021 −1.3 pp −12.6 pp 68 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 4,045 +2.3 6,095 3,781 270 +2.7% 10% 8%
GDP growth 5.3% +0.7 4.3% 4.6% 1.8 – – –
GDP per person growth 2.6% +1.0 2.7% 2.5% 1.7 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 1,449 +2.4 2,750 1,355 139 +3.0% 5% 5%
Trade 64.5% +0.9 69.0% 59.9% 7.7 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 6.9% −1.5 1.9% 2.0% 4.5 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 2.6% −0.4 3.6% 3.5% 3.0 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 3.7% −0.8 5.1% 5.4% 1.2 – – –
Population 16,561,102 +1.8 12,348,573 14,957,094 1,315,960 +2.6% 646% 555%
Population growth 2.7% −1.5 1.7% 2.3% 0.3 – – –
Urban population 50.7% +1.6 50.9% 44.9% 3.2 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 67.2 +2.2 67.9 64.3 0.8 – – –
Infant mortality 34.6 −2.1 28.7 37.2 2.7 – – –
Health spending 4.4% −0.3 4.5% 4.4% 0.3 – – –
Adult literacy rate 46.4% +1.3 77.3% 71.8% 3.1 – – –
Government spending on education 5.4% +1.9 4.0% 3.3% 0.4 – – –
Internet users 39.8% +1.3 57.9% 36.8% 15.8 – – –
Access to electricity 65.9% +3.9 88.7% 57.8% 4.4 – – –
Renewable energy 40.5% −1.0 42.5% 70.6% 5.2 – – –

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