Government spending as share of GDP in Senegal
Senegal: Government spending as share of GDP was 33.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government spending as share of GDP in Senegal, 1994–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, government spending as share of gdp in Senegal stood at 33.5%.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending as share of gdp in Senegal peaked at 36.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1998.
Senegal ranks 62nd of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.6% | 13.5% | 15.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 14.0% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 21.7% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 29.6% | 36.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 59 Tunisia 33.8% compare
- 60 Seychelles 33.8% compare
- 61 Kyrgyzstan 33.7% compare
- 63 Mozambique 33.2% compare
- 64 Morocco 33.0% compare
- 65 Jordan 33.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Senegal
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -6.1% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 1.5% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,582 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 13.2% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 29.96 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,582 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.51 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 4.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.25 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending as share of gdp in Senegal?
- Government spending as share of gdp in Senegal was 33.5% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1998.
- How does Senegal rank for government spending as share of gdp?
- Senegal ranks 62nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.