Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Senegal
Senegal: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 19.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
19.5%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
57th
of 164 countries
All-time high
19.5%
in 2023
All-time low
15.8%
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Senegal, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 19.5% for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Senegal peaked at 19.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2015.
That places Senegal 57th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.8% | — |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.6% | 15.8% | 18.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 17.4% | 19.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.3% compare
- 55 Tunisia 20.1%
- 56 Nicaragua 19.9% compare
- 58 Maldives 19.5% compare
- 59 Slovakia 19.3% compare
- 60 Republic of Moldova 18.6% compare
- 60 Republic of Moldova 18.6% 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 48.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.6 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.02 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -57.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 108.98 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Senegal?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Senegal was 19.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Senegal ranks 57th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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