What is government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in Senegal?

Government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in Senegal was 0.1139 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp recorded in Senegal?

The highest recorded value was 0.7335 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960.

What is the lowest government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp recorded in Senegal?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1139 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.

How does Senegal rank for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?

Senegal ranks 101st out of 166 countries with data for 2025.

Is government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Senegal?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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 Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Senegal

Name: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Senegal
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Senegal: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP was 0.1139 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.1139 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 9.6%

World rank

101st

of 166 countries

All-time high

0.7335 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1960

All-time low

0.1139 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Years of data

1960–2025

Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Senegal, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 0.1139 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in Senegal peaked at 0.7335 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1139 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

Senegal ranks 101st of 166 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.

Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Senegal, 1960 to 2025.
Year	constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.7335 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.659 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
1962	0.6261 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1963	0.6333 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1964	0.6177 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1965	0.6175 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1966	0.6288 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1967	0.636 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1968	0.5387 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.3%
1969	0.4917 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1970	0.5201 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
1971	0.5266 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1972	0.4298 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.4%
1973	0.3725 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
1974	0.3559 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1975	0.2684 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.6%
1976	0.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
1977	0.3011 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1978	0.3076 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1979	0.2528 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.8%
1980	0.2337 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1981	0.268 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.7%
1982	0.2646 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1983	0.29 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
1984	0.2912 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1985	0.2615 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
1986	0.1891 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.7%
1987	0.1643 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
1988	0.1689 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1989	0.1729 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1990	0.1499 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
1991	0.1505 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1992	0.1409 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1993	0.1465 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1994	0.2066 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+41.0%
1995	0.1657 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.8%
1996	0.1632 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1997	0.1831 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.2%
1998	0.1717 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1999	0.2265 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.9%
2000	0.2512 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.9%
2001	0.2357 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2002	0.2278 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2003	0.1852 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.7%
2004	0.1713 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2005	0.1655 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2006	0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2007	0.1442 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
2008	0.1212 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.9%
2009	0.1287 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
2010	0.1322 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
2011	0.1262 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2012	0.131 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
2013	0.1243 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2014	0.1215 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2015	0.143 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.7%
2016	0.1393 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2017	0.1316 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2018	0.1235 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2019	0.1311 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
2020	0.1262 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2021	0.1287 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2022	0.1297 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2023	0.1232 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2024	0.126 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2025	0.1139 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.6%

Senegal compared with similar countries

Senegal's 0.1139 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1095 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Senegal's 0.1139 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1114 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.6182 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4917 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7335 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.3635 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2528 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5266 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2304 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1643 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2912 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1705 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1409 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2265 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1793 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1212 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2512 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1304 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1215 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.143 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1246 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1139 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1297 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Senegal

98 Ecuador 0.1164 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
99 Estonia 0.1161 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
100 Georgia 0.114 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
102 Costa Rica 0.1108 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
103 Honduras 0.1102 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
104 Turkey 0.1093 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 48.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.6 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.02 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -57.9 % change on previous year (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 108.98 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.93 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in Senegal?: Government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in Senegal was 0.1139 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp recorded in Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 0.7335 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960.
What is the lowest government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp recorded in Senegal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1139 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does Senegal rank for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?: Senegal ranks 101st out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
Is government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Senegal?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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 Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Government spending vs. GDP divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 166 places, 7,051 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 24 September 2026

Government spending vs. GDP divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.