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Government debt — Senegal

Government debt in Senegal in 2031 — 121.4%. Ranked 174 in the world out of 184. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 121.3 pp.

2031 121.4% −4.6 pp vs 2030
World rank 174of 184
Period maximum 133.4%2027
Period minimum 0.1%1996

Trend over time

1996–2031 · % of GDP

Government debt — Senegal, 1996–203105010015019962000200420082012201620202024202820311996: 0.1%1997: 67.8%1998: 18.8%1999: 15%2000: 57.5%2001: 53.2%2002: 52%2003: 42.9%2004: 38%2005: 36.1%2006: 17.5%2007: 19%2008: 19.1%2009: 29.9%2010: 34.6%2011: 32.9%2012: 34.5%2013: 36.9%2014: 42.4%2015: 44.5%2016: 47.5%2017: 61.1%2018: 61.5%2019: 81.5%2020: 90.1%2021: 98.7%2022: 104.7%2023: 118.4%2024: 132.4%2025: 130.2%2026: 132.3%2027: 133.4%2028: 132%2029: 130.5%2030: 126%2031: 121.4%
Change over the period: +121.3 pp Annual average: 3.47 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Senegal 121.4%
World computed 102.5%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 54.1%
Western Africa computed 41.7%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 64.8%
Government debt — Senegal, by year Senegal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 121.4 −4.6 pp
2030 126 −4.5 pp
2029 130.5 −1.5 pp
2028 132 −1.4 pp
2027 133.4 +1.1 pp
2026 132.3 +2.1 pp
2025 130.2 −2.2 pp
2024 132.4 +14 pp
2023 118.4 +13.7 pp
2022 104.7 +6 pp
2021 98.7 +8.6 pp
2020 90.1 +8.6 pp
2019 81.5 +20 pp
2018 61.5 +0.4 pp
2017 61.1 +13.6 pp
2016 47.5 +3 pp
2015 44.5 +2.1 pp
2014 42.4 +5.5 pp
2013 36.9 +2.4 pp
2012 34.5 +1.6 pp
2011 32.9 −1.7 pp
2010 34.6 +4.7 pp
2009 29.9 +10.8 pp
2008 19.1 +0.1 pp
2007 19 +1.5 pp
2006 17.5 −18.6 pp
2005 36.1 −1.9 pp
2004 38 −4.9 pp
2003 42.9 −9.1 pp
2002 52 −1.2 pp
2001 53.2 −4.3 pp
2000 57.5 +42.5 pp
1999 15 −3.8 pp
1998 18.8 −49 pp
1997 67.8 +67.7 pp
1996 0.1 —

Western Africa, 2031

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

GN Guinea 28.9 NG Nigeria 30.1 SL Sierra Leone 31.8 ML Mali 37.9 MR Mauritania 40.8 GH Ghana 42.3 LR Liberia 43.1 GM Gambia 44.3 NE Niger 44.3 BF Burkina Faso 46.4 CI Côte d'Ivoire 48.6 BJ Benin 50.3 TG Togo 56.7 GW Guinea-Bissau 65.2 CV Cabo Verde 71.4 SN Senegal 121.4
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About the indicator

Gross general government debt as a percent of GDP from the IMF World Economic Outlook database: all liabilities that require future payments of interest and/or principal. It covers the central government, regional and local budgets and extrabudgetary funds where the data allow. The threshold of 60% of GDP is used in the EU Maastricht criteria as a benchmark of sustainability.

Important: The coverage of the government sector differs between countries; when levels are compared, it matters whether regional budgets are included.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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