Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) in Senegal
Senegal: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 5.33 billion current US$ in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Senegal, 1974–2018
Source: World Bank national accounts data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 5.33 billion current US$ for adjusted savings: gross savings in 2018. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 112.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Senegal peaked at 5.33 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 109.95 million current US$, in 1993.
That places Senegal 100th out of 178 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Senegal, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 441.45 million current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 490.25 million current US$ | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 430.65 million current US$ | -12.2% |
| 1977 | 451.43 million current US$ | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 323.10 million current US$ | -28.4% |
| 1979 | 376.76 million current US$ | +16.6% |
| 1980 | 157.16 million current US$ | -58.3% |
| 1981 | 305.23 million current US$ | +94.2% |
| 1982 | 320.37 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 186.07 million current US$ | -41.9% |
| 1984 | 172.82 million current US$ | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 194.00 million current US$ | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 141.86 million current US$ | -26.9% |
| 1987 | 385.56 million current US$ | +171.8% |
| 1988 | 169.86 million current US$ | -55.9% |
| 1989 | 172.32 million current US$ | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 190.07 million current US$ | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 218.88 million current US$ | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 291.23 million current US$ | +33.1% |
| 1993 | 109.95 million current US$ | -62.2% |
| 1994 | 292.81 million current US$ | +166.3% |
| 1995 | 537.19 million current US$ | +83.5% |
| 1996 | 523.49 million current US$ | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 650.18 million current US$ | +24.2% |
| 1998 | 724.61 million current US$ | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 760.83 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 678.13 million current US$ | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 954.73 million current US$ | +40.8% |
| 2002 | 913.09 million current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.27 billion current US$ | +39.5% |
| 2004 | 1.37 billion current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 1.69 billion current US$ | +23.4% |
| 2006 | 1.57 billion current US$ | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 2.12 billion current US$ | +35.3% |
| 2008 | 2.51 billion current US$ | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 2.42 billion current US$ | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 2.62 billion current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 2.56 billion current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.80 billion current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 3.08 billion current US$ | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 3.75 billion current US$ | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 3.58 billion current US$ | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 4.03 billion current US$ | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 4.73 billion current US$ | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 5.33 billion current US$ | +12.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 5.33 billion current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.62 billion current US$, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 5.33 billion current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.33 billion current US$, 2.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +171.8% | 141.86 million current US$ | 385.56 million current US$ |
| 1994 | +166.3% | 109.95 million current US$ | 292.81 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 418.94 million current US$ | 323.10 million current US$ | 490.25 million current US$ | 6 |
| 1980s | 220.53 million current US$ | 141.86 million current US$ | 385.56 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 429.92 million current US$ | 109.95 million current US$ | 760.83 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 billion current US$ | 678.13 million current US$ | 2.51 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.61 billion current US$ | 2.56 billion current US$ | 5.33 billion current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More economy & growth data for Senegal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -94.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.5431 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -94.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3965 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -12.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0282 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Senegal?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Senegal was 5.33 billion current US$ in 2018, according to World Bank national accounts data files.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.33 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 109.95 million current US$ in 1993.
- How does Senegal rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Senegal ranks 100th out of 178 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data files, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers.