Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Senegal
Senegal: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Senegal, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2024.
The figure is down 59.8% on the previous year and up 207.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Senegal peaked at 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1983.
That places Senegal 35th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Senegal, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +89.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -72.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +85.9% |
| 1975 | 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +62.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +57.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 1978 | -0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -116.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -243.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +161.3% |
| 1982 | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1983 | -0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -239.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -185.9% |
| 1985 | -0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -149.6% |
| 1986 | -0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -62.2% |
| 1987 | -0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -61.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -481.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +80.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +82.8% |
| 1991 | -0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -113.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -364.5% |
| 1993 | -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -104.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12149.3% |
| 1995 | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -62.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -57.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1291.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -63.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +124.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -49.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +70.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +62.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 0.023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0455 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0752 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +65.3% |
| 2021 | 0.094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -59.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +12149.3% | -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1997 | +1291.2% | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1988 | +481.4% | -0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0455 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 32 Dominica 0.0684 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Andorra 0.0664 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Somalia 0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Albania 0.0606 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Uganda 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Laos 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit in Senegal?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Senegal was 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983.
- How does Senegal rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Senegal ranks 35th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 207.8%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.