Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 66.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
66.0%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
74th
of 184 countries
All-time high
84.5%
in 2008
All-time low
59.0%
in 1974
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Senegal, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 66.0% for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Senegal peaked at 84.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 1974.
Senegal ranks 74th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.3% | — |
| 1961 | 70.7% | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 69.5% | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 70.6% | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 71.0% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 67.0% | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 64.8% | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 65.2% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 64.9% | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 63.4% | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 63.1% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 59.9% | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 61.7% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 59.0% | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 62.0% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 63.1% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 63.5% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 64.7% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 64.5% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 67.2% | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 71.4% | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 66.9% | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 67.7% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 66.7% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 72.5% | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 68.7% | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 71.2% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 72.2% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 70.3% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 72.8% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 74.0% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 76.5% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 77.0% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 71.5% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 76.3% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 70.8% | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 75.1% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 82.0% | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 79.9% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 82.2% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 79.9% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 81.5% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 81.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 82.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 79.2% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 80.7% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 80.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 84.5% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 80.4% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 78.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 74.2% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 72.6% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 66.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.8% | 64.8% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.5% | 59.0% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.5% | 66.7% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.6% | 70.8% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 79.2% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 70.7% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 66.0% | 70.3% | 4 |
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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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,224 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,074 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.122 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 617.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 1.21 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.0619 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Senegal?
- Share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Senegal was 66.0% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 1974.
- How does Senegal rank for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Senegal ranks 74th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.