Interest on external debt in Senegal
Senegal: Interest on external debt was 51.00 billion current LCU in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
51.00 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 34.2%
World rank
12th
of 50 countries
All-time high
58.30 billion current LCU
in 1994
All-time low
11.00 billion current LCU
in 1981
Years of data
32
1980–2011
Interest on external debt in Senegal, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest on external debt in Senegal is 51.00 billion current LCU, measured in 2011.
The figure is up 34.2% on the previous year and up 115.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest on external debt in Senegal peaked at 58.30 billion current LCU in 1994 and was at its lowest, 11.00 billion current LCU, in 1981.
Senegal ranks 12th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Interest on external debt in Senegal, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.00 billion current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 11.00 billion current LCU | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 17.00 billion current LCU | +54.5% |
| 1983 | 26.20 billion current LCU | +54.1% |
| 1984 | 36.40 billion current LCU | +38.9% |
| 1985 | 43.80 billion current LCU | +20.3% |
| 1986 | 40.30 billion current LCU | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 39.30 billion current LCU | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 43.60 billion current LCU | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 42.60 billion current LCU | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 36.60 billion current LCU | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 31.10 billion current LCU | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 26.60 billion current LCU | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 28.10 billion current LCU | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 58.30 billion current LCU | +107.5% |
| 1995 | 55.80 billion current LCU | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 45.90 billion current LCU | -17.7% |
| 1997 | 47.50 billion current LCU | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 27.80 billion current LCU | -41.5% |
| 1999 | 32.30 billion current LCU | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 39.60 billion current LCU | +22.6% |
| 2001 | 23.70 billion current LCU | -40.2% |
| 2002 | 35.40 billion current LCU | +49.4% |
| 2003 | 40.00 billion current LCU | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 41.10 billion current LCU | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 36.10 billion current LCU | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 35.50 billion current LCU | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 24.00 billion current LCU | -32.4% |
| 2008 | 23.50 billion current LCU | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 23.14 billion current LCU | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 38.00 billion current LCU | +64.2% |
| 2011 | 51.00 billion current LCU | +34.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 51.00 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.02 billion current LCU, 12.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 51.00 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.00 billion current LCU, 10.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.22 billion current LCU | 11.00 billion current LCU | 43.80 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.00 billion current LCU | 26.60 billion current LCU | 58.30 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.20 billion current LCU | 23.14 billion current LCU | 41.10 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.50 billion current LCU | 38.00 billion current LCU | 51.00 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 interest on external debt in Senegal?
- Interest on external debt in Senegal was 51.00 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest interest on external debt recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 58.30 billion current LCU in 1994.
- What is the lowest interest on external debt recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.00 billion current LCU in 1981.
- How does Senegal rank for interest on external debt?
- Senegal ranks 12th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest on external debt rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Interest on external debt (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Interest on external debt (current LCU). Data are in current local currency.