External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Senegal
Senegal: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square was 25,234 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square in Senegal, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 25,234 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.4% on the previous year and up 121.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Senegal peaked at 25,234 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places Senegal 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Senegal, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.1 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.0067 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -99.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2374 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +3459.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1343 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -43.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1311 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 571.34 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 732.35 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1979 | 1,054 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 1980 | 1,137 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 1,231 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 1,049 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1983 | 997.91 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 1,413 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +41.6% |
| 1985 | 1,163 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1986 | 1,420 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1987 | 1,669 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1988 | 1,459 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1989 | 1,353 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 2,169 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +60.3% |
| 1991 | 1,585 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 1992 | 1,828 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 2,396 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 1994 | 1,359 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 1995 | 1,349 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 944.58 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1997 | 1,103 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1998 | 1,414 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1999 | 1,596 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 759.1 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -52.5% |
| 2001 | 1,049 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 2002 | 1,525 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +45.3% |
| 2003 | 807.84 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -47.0% |
| 2004 | 185.67 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -77.0% |
| 2005 | 185.43 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 436.98 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +135.7% |
| 2007 | 1,724 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +294.6% |
| 2008 | 1,023 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -40.7% |
| 2009 | 0.057 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2014 | 6,985 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2015 | 7,095 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 7,894 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 8,688 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 11,379 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 2019 | 9,022 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 9,054 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 15,032 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +66.0% |
| 2022 | 18,780 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2023 | 25,234 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 25,234 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,141 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 4.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 25,234 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,811 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, 13.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) … square in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +3459.8% | 0.0067 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.2374 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +294.6% | 436.98 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,724 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 262.19 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,054 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 1,289 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 997.91 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,669 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,574 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 944.58 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,396 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 769.68 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 0.057 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,724 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,106 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,379 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,025 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,054 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 25,234 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 33 Mexico 30,976 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 34 Egypt 29,618 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 35 Indonesia 26,659 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 37 Cambodia 24,770 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 38 Samoa 23,892 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 39 Morocco 22,764 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More external debt data for Senegal
- Net financial flows, IBRD -1.25 million NFL, current US$ (2001)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 1.2 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0007 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 216.4 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 15.05 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0087 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 3,133 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 1.89 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 27.69 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 40.80 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Senegal?
- External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square in Senegal was 25,234 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 25,234 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Senegal rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Senegal ranks 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.