External debt, end year in Senegal
Senegal: External debt, end year was 1.31 trillion current US$ in 2011. ▼ Falling
External debt, end year in Senegal, 1994–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt, end year in Senegal is 1.31 trillion current US$, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Senegal peaked at 2.29 trillion current US$ in 2002 and was at its lowest, 947.75 billion current US$, in 2006.
Senegal ranks 2nd of 42 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
External debt, end year in Senegal, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.74 trillion current US$ | — |
| 1995 | 1.72 trillion current US$ | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.90 trillion current US$ | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 1.98 trillion current US$ | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 2.07 trillion current US$ | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 2.17 trillion current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 2.17 trillion current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.25 trillion current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 2.29 trillion current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 2.03 trillion current US$ | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 1.87 trillion current US$ | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 1.94 trillion current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 947.75 billion current US$ | -51.1% |
| 2007 | 1.06 trillion current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 1.09 trillion current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.29 trillion current US$ | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 1.29 trillion current US$ | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.31 trillion current US$ | +1.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1.31 trillion current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.39 billion current US$, 942.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1.31 trillion current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.53 billion current US$, 517.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt, end year in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -51.1% | 1.94 trillion current US$ | 947.75 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.93 trillion current US$ | 1.72 trillion current US$ | 2.17 trillion current US$ | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.69 trillion current US$ | 947.75 billion current US$ | 2.29 trillion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.30 trillion current US$ | 1.29 trillion current US$ | 1.31 trillion current US$ | 2 |
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More science & technology data for Senegal
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 123.89 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 22.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 116.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.0145 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 489.62 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt, end year in Senegal?
- External debt, end year in Senegal was 1.31 trillion current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 trillion current US$ in 2002.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 947.75 billion current US$ in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for external debt, end year?
- Senegal ranks 2nd out of 42 countries with data for 2011.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External debt, end year (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.