Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Senegal
Senegal: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants was -636.10 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Senegal, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Senegal recorded -636.10 billion current LCU for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 28.4% on the previous year and down 349.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Senegal peaked at 4.90 billion current LCU in 1991 and was at its lowest, -636.10 billion current LCU, in 2011.
That places Senegal 44th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Senegal, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -33.50 billion current LCU | — |
| 1981 | -81.30 billion current LCU | +142.7% |
| 1982 | -60.70 billion current LCU | -25.3% |
| 1983 | -78.50 billion current LCU | +29.3% |
| 1984 | -57.10 billion current LCU | -27.3% |
| 1985 | -50.30 billion current LCU | -11.9% |
| 1986 | -47.30 billion current LCU | -6.0% |
| 1987 | -34.80 billion current LCU | -26.4% |
| 1988 | -36.90 billion current LCU | +6.0% |
| 1989 | -59.40 billion current LCU | +61.0% |
| 1990 | -66.00 billion current LCU | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 4.90 billion current LCU | -107.4% |
| 1992 | -49.40 billion current LCU | -1108.2% |
| 1993 | -63.90 billion current LCU | +29.4% |
| 1994 | -123.30 billion current LCU | +93.0% |
| 1995 | -72.50 billion current LCU | -41.2% |
| 1996 | -103.60 billion current LCU | +42.9% |
| 1997 | -52.10 billion current LCU | -49.7% |
| 1998 | -90.50 billion current LCU | +73.7% |
| 1999 | -103.10 billion current LCU | +13.9% |
| 2000 | -60.80 billion current LCU | -41.0% |
| 2001 | -141.60 billion current LCU | +132.9% |
| 2002 | -62.00 billion current LCU | -56.2% |
| 2003 | -129.68 billion current LCU | +109.2% |
| 2004 | -219.65 billion current LCU | +69.4% |
| 2005 | -211.42 billion current LCU | -3.7% |
| 2006 | -207.66 billion current LCU | -1.8% |
| 2007 | -335.60 billion current LCU | +61.6% |
| 2008 | -413.21 billion current LCU | +23.1% |
| 2009 | -485.66 billion current LCU | +17.5% |
| 2010 | -495.51 billion current LCU | +2.0% |
| 2011 | -636.10 billion current LCU | +28.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's -636.10 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -50.95 billion current LCU, 12.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Senegal's -636.10 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -32.01 billion current LCU, 19.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -1108.2% | 4.90 billion current LCU | -49.40 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -53.98 billion current LCU | -81.30 billion current LCU | -33.50 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | -71.95 billion current LCU | -123.30 billion current LCU | 4.90 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -226.73 billion current LCU | -485.66 billion current LCU | -60.80 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -565.80 billion current LCU | -636.10 billion current LCU | -495.51 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 41 Cote d'Ivoire -402.20 billion current LCU compare
- 42 Guinea -422.76 billion current LCU compare
- 43 Rwanda -469.55 billion current LCU compare
- 45 Sao Tome and Principe -641.46 billion current LCU compare
- 46 Uganda -1.74 trillion current LCU compare
- 47 Democratic Republic of Congo -2.30 trillion current LCU compare
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 overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Senegal?
- Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Senegal was -636.10 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.90 billion current LCU in 1991.
- What is the lowest overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -636.10 billion current LCU in 2011.
- How does Senegal rank for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
- Senegal ranks 44th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 349.2%. 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 Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overall budget surplus/deficit (excluding current grants) is current and capital revenue excluding current grants, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.