GDP growth in Senegal
Senegal: GDP growth was 6.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Senegal, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Senegal stood at 6.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Senegal peaked at 8.9% in 1976 and was at its lowest, -6.6%, in 1969.
Senegal ranks 24th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Senegal, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.0% | — |
| 1962 | -0.1% | -104.6% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | -1468.6% |
| 1964 | 3.9% | +108.3% |
| 1965 | 1.3% | -65.7% |
| 1966 | 2.9% | +115.9% |
| 1967 | -1.2% | -142.4% |
| 1968 | 6.3% | -615.7% |
| 1969 | -6.6% | -204.2% |
| 1970 | 8.6% | -230.6% |
| 1971 | -0.1% | -101.6% |
| 1972 | 6.4% | -4644.9% |
| 1973 | -5.6% | -187.5% |
| 1974 | 4.2% | -175.2% |
| 1975 | 7.5% | +79.4% |
| 1976 | 8.9% | +18.4% |
| 1977 | -2.7% | -130.1% |
| 1978 | -4.0% | +47.4% |
| 1979 | 7.0% | -277.1% |
| 1980 | 4.0% | -43.0% |
| 1981 | 5.2% | +29.9% |
| 1982 | 8.0% | +54.6% |
| 1983 | -5.6% | -170.5% |
| 1984 | 3.9% | -169.7% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | -9.7% |
| 1987 | 6.3% | +100.1% |
| 1988 | -0.8% | -113.1% |
| 1989 | 4.0% | -586.6% |
| 1990 | -0.7% | -118.8% |
| 1991 | 2.7% | -456.4% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -50.4% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | -0.0% | -103.5% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | -11607.7% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -63.1% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | +50.8% |
| 1998 | 5.9% | +93.7% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -38.1% |
| 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 | 6.5% | +51.8% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | -6.6% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.0% | -5.6% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | -5.6% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | -0.7% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 0.1% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 1.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 1.3% | 6.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 21 Timor-Leste 7.0% compare
- 22 Mongolia 6.8% compare
- 23 Aruba 6.8% compare
- 25 Paraguay 6.6% compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 6.5% compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 6.5% 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)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 543.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 1.06 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual -36.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 20.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1044 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 204.02 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Senegal?
- Gdp growth in Senegal was 6.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 1976.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.6% in 1969.
- How does Senegal rank for gdp growth?
- Senegal ranks 24th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.