Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Senegal
Senegal: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 56.83 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Senegal, 1970–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2015, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Senegal stood at 56.83.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Senegal peaked at 94.42 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 17.59, in 1972.
Senegal ranks 76th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.01 | — |
| 1971 | 18.7 | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 17.59 | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 19.45 | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 23.4 | +20.3% |
| 1975 | 18.45 | -21.2% |
| 1976 | 23.39 | +26.8% |
| 1977 | 27.27 | +16.6% |
| 1978 | 33.33 | +22.2% |
| 1979 | 33.88 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 38.63 | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 47.45 | +22.8% |
| 1982 | 58.5 | +23.3% |
| 1983 | 72.87 | +24.6% |
| 1984 | 75.85 | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 82.35 | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 74.91 | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 78.14 | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 78.51 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 66.59 | -15.2% |
| 1990 | 63.1 | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 63.93 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 61.71 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 65.83 | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 94.42 | +43.4% |
| 1995 | 80.4 | -14.8% |
| 1996 | 77.24 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 84.04 | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 83.29 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 77.48 | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 70.93 | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 67.98 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 54.7 | -19.5% |
| 2004 | 47.59 | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 45.66 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 21.84 | -52.2% |
| 2007 | 23.49 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 23.94 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 34.16 | +42.7% |
| 2010 | 35.52 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 40.69 | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 42.82 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 46.94 | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 54.24 | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 56.83 | +4.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 56.83 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.81, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 56.83 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.32, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.35 | 17.59 | 33.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.38 | 38.63 | 82.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.14 | 61.71 | 94.42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.36 | 21.84 | 70.93 | 9 |
| 2010s | 46.17 | 35.52 | 56.83 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Senegal?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Senegal was 56.83 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 94.42 in 1994.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.59 in 1972.
- How does Senegal rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Senegal ranks 76th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.