Extreme poverty rate — all countries

Extreme poverty rate — Senegal

Extreme poverty rate in Senegal in 2021 — 17.9%. Ranked 68 in the world out of 81. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 59.4 pp.

2021 17.9% −1.2 pp vs 2018
World rank 68of 81
Period maximum 77.3%1991
Period minimum 17.9%2021

Trend over time

1991–2021 · % of population

Extreme poverty rate — Senegal, 1991–2021020406080199119941997200020032006200920122015201820211991: 77.3%1994: 72.2%2001: 63.9%2005: 53.6%2011: 53.3%2018: 19.1%2021: 17.9%
Change over the period: −59.4 pp Annual average: -1.98 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Senegal

Senegal 17.9%
World 11.3%
Extreme poverty rate — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 17.9
2018 19.1
2011 53.3
2005 53.6
2001 63.9
1994 72.2
1991 77.3

Western Africa, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption or income falls below the international extreme poverty line — $2.15 a day in 2017 prices at purchasing power parity. This is the very indicator by which the first UN Sustainable Development Goal is tracked. The line is revised as the PPP conversion factors are updated, so historical values are recalculated retrospectively.

Important: The estimates are built on household surveys held once every few years; between surveys the values are interpolated.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.