Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Senegal
Senegal: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 2.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Senegal, 1995–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Senegal stood at 2.1%.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Senegal peaked at 4.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.
Senegal ranks 111th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.7% | — |
| 1996 | 2.5% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +13.2% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +58.0% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -77.9% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +173.2% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +44.1% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 2.2% | 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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -10.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2688 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 525.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -14.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 156.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 305,729 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2869 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Senegal?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Senegal was 2.1% in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Senegal ranks 111th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.