General government final consumption expenditure in Senegal
Senegal: General government final consumption expenditure was 15.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Senegal, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Senegal is 15.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Senegal peaked at 23.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1961.
Senegal ranks 104th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.2% | — |
| 1961 | 4.8% | -6.6% |
| 1962 | 5.0% | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 5.3% | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 5.3% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 5.4% | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 5.4% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 5.5% | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 16.9% | +207.9% |
| 1969 | 16.3% | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 15.6% | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 16.4% | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 15.6% | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 16.5% | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 15.5% | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 15.9% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 16.4% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 16.9% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 19.3% | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 20.0% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 23.0% | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 21.5% | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 18.5% | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 17.6% | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 16.7% | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 16.2% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 16.4% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 16.3% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 16.9% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 16.4% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 17.1% | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 16.0% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 14.9% | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 13.3% | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | -7.7% |
| 1996 | 12.8% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 12.4% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 15.4% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.5% | 4.8% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.8% | 15.5% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 16.2% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 11.8% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.4% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 13.7% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 14.3% | 16.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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- 105 Papua New Guinea 15.3% compare
- 106 Honduras 15.2% compare
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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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -10.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2688 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 525.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -14.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 156.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 305,729 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2869 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Senegal?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Senegal was 15.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1961.
- How does Senegal rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Senegal ranks 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.