Services, value added in Senegal
Senegal: Services, value added 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 166th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Services, value added 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% |
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
- 163 Solomon Islands 46.9% compare
- 164 Angola 46.8% compare
- 165 Uzbekistan 46.5% compare
- 167 Kosovo 46.2% compare
- 168 Algeria 45.7% compare
- 169 Azerbaijan 45.3% 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)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 11.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9092 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 1,777 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 13.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9333 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 1,824 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 543.11 current LCU 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 166th out of 204 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.