Annual GDP growth (%) in Senegal
Senegal: Annual GDP growth (%) was 6.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual GDP growth in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 6.1% for annual gdp growth in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.4% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual gdp growth in Senegal peaked at 7.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.
That places Senegal 24th out of 230 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Annual GDP growth (%) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -98.4% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +8043.0% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | -17.0% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -45.9% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +31.0% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -25.7% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -60.7% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +200.1% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -39.7% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +158.0% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -25.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -70.9% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +387.6% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -41.2% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | +42.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 6.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 6.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.1%, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual GDP growth (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +8043.0% | 0.1% | 5.6% |
| 2021 | +387.6% | 1.3% | 6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 0.1% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 1.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 1.3% | 6.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 21 Mauritania 6.3% compare
- 22 Turkmenistan 6.3% compare
- 23 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.1% compare
- 25 Uganda 6.1% compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 6.0% compare
- 26 Cote d'Ivoire 6.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Senegal
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 44.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual gdp growth in Senegal?
- Annual gdp growth in Senegal was 6.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual gdp growth recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual gdp growth recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
- How does Senegal rank for annual gdp growth?
- Senegal ranks 24th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual gdp growth rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual GDP growth (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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