Services, value added (% of GDP) in Senegal
Senegal: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 46.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Services, value added in Senegal, 1980–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Senegal stood at 46.3%. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Senegal peaked at 53.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 2025.
Senegal ranks 167th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 52.7% | — |
| 1981 | 51.7% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 49.8% | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 52.4% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 51.1% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 49.3% | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 48.5% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 47.6% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 49.7% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 50.5% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 51.2% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 50.6% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 50.2% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 49.7% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 50.9% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 48.8% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 49.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 49.9% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 50.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 50.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 50.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 49.2% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 50.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 49.7% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 51.9% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 53.2% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 52.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 53.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 51.4% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 52.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 50.5% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.8% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 49.6% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 49.1% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 46.3% | -5.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 46.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.2%, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 46.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.3% | 47.6% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.1% | 48.8% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 49.2% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 51.0% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 46.3% | 50.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 164 Solomon Islands 46.9% compare
- 165 Angola 46.8% compare
- 166 Uzbekistan 46.5% compare
- 168 Kosovo 46.2% compare
- 168 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 46.2% compare
- 170 Algeria 45.7% 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 services, value added in Senegal?
- Services, value added in Senegal was 46.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2025.
- How does Senegal rank for services, value added?
- Senegal ranks 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.