GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Senegal
Senegal: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 4.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Senegal, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 4.3% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Senegal peaked at 6.1% in 1976 and was at its lowest, -9.3%, in 1969.
Senegal ranks 43rd of 215 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 per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1% | — |
| 1962 | -2.9% | -2305.3% |
| 1963 | -1.0% | -66.7% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | -200.7% |
| 1965 | -1.5% | -257.9% |
| 1966 | -0.1% | -93.9% |
| 1967 | -4.1% | +4233.3% |
| 1968 | 3.2% | -177.0% |
| 1969 | -9.3% | -393.8% |
| 1970 | 5.4% | -157.7% |
| 1971 | -3.1% | -157.4% |
| 1972 | 3.2% | -205.4% |
| 1973 | -8.4% | -357.4% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | -114.5% |
| 1975 | 4.6% | +279.2% |
| 1976 | 6.1% | +32.6% |
| 1977 | -5.0% | -182.5% |
| 1978 | -6.2% | +22.8% |
| 1979 | 4.5% | -172.5% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | -67.6% |
| 1981 | 2.5% | +74.2% |
| 1982 | 5.2% | +106.4% |
| 1983 | -8.1% | -256.5% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | -114.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -46.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -66.8% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | +1465.5% |
| 1988 | -3.6% | -213.8% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -128.2% |
| 1990 | -3.6% | -445.8% |
| 1991 | -0.2% | -93.9% |
| 1992 | -1.5% | +581.0% |
| 1993 | -1.4% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | -2.7% | +93.2% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -204.1% |
| 1996 | -0.4% | -115.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -245.0% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | +437.3% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -62.7% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +28.2% |
| 2002 | -2.4% | -229.9% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -231.0% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -28.1% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -14.3% |
| 2006 | -0.0% | -101.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -2050.3% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +180.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -73.2% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +172.1% |
| 2011 | -1.2% | -225.5% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -205.0% |
| 2013 | -0.6% | -146.0% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -603.8% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +34.5% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -24.7% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -44.8% |
| 2020 | -1.3% | -171.4% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -399.9% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -65.9% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +36.3% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +123.6% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | +6.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 4.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 4.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.5%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -4233.3% | -0.1% | -4.1% |
| 1962 | -2305.3% | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | +2050.3% | -0.0% | 0.5% |
| 1987 | +1465.5% | 0.2% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.6% | -9.3% | 3.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | -8.4% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | -8.1% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | -3.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | -2.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | -1.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | -1.3% | 4.3% | 6 |
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 gdp per capita growth in Senegal?
- Gdp per capita growth in Senegal was 4.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 1976.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.3% in 1969.
- How does Senegal rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Senegal ranks 43rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. 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 per capita 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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.