Gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Senegal
Senegal: Gross fixed capital formation, private sector was 25.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Senegal, 1968–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Senegal stood at 25.3%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Senegal peaked at 29.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1968.
Senegal ranks 18th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4.7% | — |
| 1969 | 5.8% | +23.9% |
| 1970 | 6.4% | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 8.3% | +30.7% |
| 1972 | 6.5% | -21.3% |
| 1973 | 6.8% | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 9.4% | +39.1% |
| 1975 | 8.9% | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 7.2% | -19.0% |
| 1977 | 6.9% | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 7.3% | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 8.6% | +18.7% |
| 1980 | 8.0% | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 10.0% | +25.1% |
| 1982 | 14.1% | +41.6% |
| 1983 | 14.0% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 13.5% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 12.3% | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 8.0% | -35.1% |
| 1987 | 9.2% | +14.8% |
| 1988 | 10.5% | +14.5% |
| 1989 | 10.2% | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 11.1% | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 11.2% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 11.3% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | +24.1% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | -17.6% |
| 1996 | 12.7% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 14.4% | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | -19.0% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 14.9% | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | -11.2% |
| 2025 | 25.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.6% | 6.4% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 8.0% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 11.1% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 12.2% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 12.0% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 22.9% | 29.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 15 Dominican Republic 25.6% compare
- 16 Brunei Darussalam 25.6% compare
- 17 Panama 25.4% compare
- 19 Kosovo 24.5% compare
- 19 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 24.5% compare
- 21 El Salvador 24.1% 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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.4726 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3272 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 639.61 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 59.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 61.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 21.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 99.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 194,329 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Senegal?
- Gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Senegal was 25.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, private sector recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, private sector recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1968.
- How does Senegal rank for gross fixed capital formation, private sector?
- Senegal ranks 18th out of 106 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, private sector rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. 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 Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private investment covers outlays by the private sector (including private nonprofit agencies) on additions to its fixed domestic assets. Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. 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.