Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock … Private fixed in Senegal
Senegal: Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock … Private fixed was 14.97 Percentage of GDP in 2019. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and in Senegal, 2000–2019
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 14.97 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Senegal peaked at 14.97 Percentage of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.4 Percentage of GDP, in 2004.
Senegal ranks 77th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Investment and capital stock … Private fixed in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.22 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 9.12 Percentage of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.15 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 8.46 Percentage of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 8.4 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 8.65 Percentage of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 9.36 Percentage of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 9.52 Percentage of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 10.35 Percentage of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 9.14 Percentage of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 8.41 Percentage of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 9.91 Percentage of GDP | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 9.49 Percentage of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 11.34 Percentage of GDP | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 11.87 Percentage of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 11.67 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 12.29 Percentage of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 13.71 Percentage of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 14.75 Percentage of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 14.97 Percentage of GDP | +1.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 14.97 Percentage of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.52 Percentage of GDP, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 14.97 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.57 Percentage of GDP, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.14 Percentage of GDP | 8.4 Percentage of GDP | 10.35 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.84 Percentage of GDP | 8.41 Percentage of GDP | 14.97 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
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 africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Senegal?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and in Senegal was 14.97 Percentage of GDP in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 14.97 Percentage of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4 Percentage of GDP in 2004.
- How does Senegal rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and?
- Senegal ranks 77th out of 147 countries with data for 2019.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and capital stock — Private investment (gross fixed capital formation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 21 shows indicators of investment flows and capital stocks, in US dollars and as a percentage of GDP, including general government investment, public-private partnerships, and private investment.