Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 108.98 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Senegal, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Senegal is 108.98 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 58.9% on the previous year and up 282.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Senegal peaked at 264.97 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, -5.49 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1983.
Senegal ranks 106th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 2.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +90.2% |
| 1972 | 3.21 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.5% |
| 1973 | 1 BoP, current US$ per person | -68.7% |
| 1974 | 2.04 BoP, current US$ per person | +103.4% |
| 1975 | 4.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +113.6% |
| 1976 | 6.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +55.0% |
| 1977 | 5.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.9% |
| 1978 | -0.8993 BoP, current US$ per person | -117.5% |
| 1979 | 1.57 BoP, current US$ per person | -274.1% |
| 1980 | 2.48 BoP, current US$ per person | +58.2% |
| 1981 | 5.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +131.3% |
| 1982 | 4.56 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.5% |
| 1983 | -5.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -220.4% |
| 1984 | 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -181.6% |
| 1985 | -2.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -152.8% |
| 1986 | -1.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.2% |
| 1987 | -0.5591 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.4% |
| 1988 | 2.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -466.6% |
| 1989 | 3.57 BoP, current US$ per person | +74.3% |
| 1990 | 7.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +106.3% |
| 1991 | -0.9506 BoP, current US$ per person | -112.9% |
| 1992 | 2.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -375.4% |
| 1993 | -0.0967 BoP, current US$ per person | -103.7% |
| 1994 | 7.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -8115.9% |
| 1995 | 3.58 BoP, current US$ per person | -53.8% |
| 1996 | 1.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -57.0% |
| 1997 | 19.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +1151.4% |
| 1998 | 7.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -61.2% |
| 1999 | 16.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +122.1% |
| 2000 | 8.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -50.7% |
| 2001 | 4.41 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.1% |
| 2002 | 7.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +79.0% |
| 2003 | 8.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 12.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +55.4% |
| 2005 | 14.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 25.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.6% |
| 2007 | 29.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 37.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.7% |
| 2009 | 26.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.0% |
| 2010 | 21.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.9% |
| 2011 | 26.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 20.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.6% |
| 2013 | 22.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 28.48 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.4% |
| 2015 | 28.04 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 31.42 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 38.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 53.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.1% |
| 2019 | 65.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.3% |
| 2020 | 109.93 BoP, current US$ per person | +68.7% |
| 2021 | 150.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.7% |
| 2022 | 165.92 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 264.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +59.7% |
| 2024 | 108.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -58.9% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 108.98 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.3 BoP, current US$ per person, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 108.98 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.02 BoP, current US$ per person, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +8115.9% | -0.0967 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.75 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1997 | +1151.4% | 1.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.26 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1988 | +466.6% | -0.5591 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.05 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.64 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.8993 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.9506 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 37.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 65.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 160.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 108.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 264.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 103 El Salvador 119.98 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 104 Uzbekistan 118.7 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 105 Zambia 110.69 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 107 Libya 108.78 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 108 Jamaica 107.45 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 109 Ukraine 106.13 BoP, current US$ per person compare
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 foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Senegal?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Senegal was 108.98 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 264.97 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.49 BoP, current US$ per person in 1983.
- How does Senegal rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Senegal ranks 106th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 282.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.