Government consumption in Senegal
Senegal: Government consumption was 791.00 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Government consumption in Senegal, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, government consumption in Senegal stood at 791.00 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 157.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government consumption in Senegal peaked at 791.00 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 108.00 billion current LCU, in 1980.
Senegal ranks 9th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 141.92 billion current LCU | 108.00 billion current LCU | 175.50 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 209.76 billion current LCU | 167.60 billion current LCU | 259.30 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 439.45 billion current LCU | 286.30 billion current LCU | 712.89 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 742.97 billion current LCU | 694.94 billion current LCU | 791.00 billion current LCU | 2 |
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More science & technology data for Senegal
- Scientific and technical journal articles 489.62 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 22.92 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 123.89 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 123.89 per 100 people (2024)
- Share of the population using the Internet 60.1% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 9.48 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 4.04 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 747,163 (2024)
- Researchers in R&D 572.42 per million people (2015)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 1.97 per 100 population (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government consumption in Senegal?
- Government consumption in Senegal was 791.00 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest government consumption recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 791.00 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest government consumption recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 108.00 billion current LCU in 1980.
- How does Senegal rank for government consumption?
- Senegal ranks 9th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government consumption rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Government consumption (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current expenditure on goods and services comprises payments of wages and salaries in cash to employees (including the armed forces) before deduction of withholding taxes and employees' contributions to social security and pension funds, as well as employers' contributions to superannuation schemes outside government, and other purchases of goods and services (wages and salaries in kind, office supplies and maintenance charges etc.). Data are in current local currency.