Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Senegal
Senegal: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.072 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Senegal, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 0.072 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 77.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Senegal peaked at 0.072 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Senegal 42nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Senegal, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1975 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0075 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0174 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0199 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0224 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.024 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.025 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0268 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0285 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0329 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0405 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.043 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0456 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0488 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0493 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0508 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0546 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0586 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0633 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.067 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.072 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.072 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.019 units per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.072 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 units per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.008 units per square kilometre | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0308 units per square kilometre | 0.0224 units per square kilometre | 0.0405 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0553 units per square kilometre | 0.043 units per square kilometre | 0.072 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 39 Togo 0.0783 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Benin 0.0748 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Czechia 0.0745 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 India 0.0685 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Israel 0.065 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Malawi 0.0634 units per square kilometre 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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Senegal?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Senegal was 0.072 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.072 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Senegal rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Senegal ranks 42nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.6%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.