Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … unit GDP in Senegal
Senegal: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … unit GDP was 0.2007 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Senegal, 1985–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.2007 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 100.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Senegal peaked at 0.2007 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0153 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
That places Senegal 82nd out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … unit GDP in Senegal, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0222 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0.0183 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0178 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0203 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0241 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0153 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -36.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0201 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +31.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0206 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0207 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0391 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +89.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0428 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0471 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0447 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0522 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0567 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 0.054 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.056 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0752 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +34.4% |
| 2003 | 0.065 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1018 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +56.6% |
| 2005 | 0.046 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -54.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0739 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +60.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0619 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0401 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -35.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0516 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0598 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1003 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +67.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1286 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +28.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1162 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1236 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1315 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1111 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1335 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1487 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1474 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1989 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +35.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2007 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.2007 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.123 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.2007 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1466 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0205 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0178 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0241 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0359 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0153 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0567 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0626 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0401 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1018 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1201 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0598 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1487 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1998 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1989 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2007 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 79 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2105 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 80 Bulgaria 0.2094 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 81 Australia 0.2031 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 83 Malaysia 0.2005 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 84 Botswana 0.1909 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 85 Nigeria 0.1908 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Senegal?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Senegal was 0.2007 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2007 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0153 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Senegal ranks 82nd out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.