Primary balance, excluding interest in Senegal
Senegal: Primary balance, excluding interest was -514.10 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
-514.10 billion current LCU
Change on year
down 24.2%
World rank
44th
of 50 countries
All-time high
55.80 billion current LCU
in 1991
All-time low
-514.10 billion current LCU
in 2011
Years of data
32
1980–2011
Primary balance, excluding interest in Senegal, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Senegal recorded -514.10 billion current LCU for primary balance, excluding interest in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 24.2% on the previous year and down 361.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary balance, excluding interest in Senegal peaked at 55.80 billion current LCU in 1991 and was at its lowest, -514.10 billion current LCU, in 2011.
Senegal ranks 44th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary balance, excluding interest in Senegal, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -20.60 billion current LCU | — |
| 1981 | -69.60 billion current LCU | +237.9% |
| 1982 | -42.40 billion current LCU | -39.1% |
| 1983 | -50.00 billion current LCU | +17.9% |
| 1984 | -14.00 billion current LCU | -72.0% |
| 1985 | 1.30 billion current LCU | -109.3% |
| 1986 | 4.90 billion current LCU | +276.9% |
| 1987 | 10.90 billion current LCU | +122.4% |
| 1988 | 18.40 billion current LCU | +68.8% |
| 1989 | 4.80 billion current LCU | -73.9% |
| 1990 | -18.20 billion current LCU | -479.2% |
| 1991 | 55.80 billion current LCU | -406.6% |
| 1992 | -9.90 billion current LCU | -117.7% |
| 1993 | -27.50 billion current LCU | +177.8% |
| 1994 | 17.30 billion current LCU | -162.9% |
| 1995 | 35.50 billion current LCU | +105.2% |
| 1996 | -30.00 billion current LCU | -184.5% |
| 1997 | 18.40 billion current LCU | -161.3% |
| 1998 | -37.00 billion current LCU | -301.1% |
| 1999 | -56.50 billion current LCU | +52.7% |
| 2000 | -1.40 billion current LCU | -97.5% |
| 2001 | -111.30 billion current LCU | +7850.0% |
| 2002 | -20.30 billion current LCU | -81.8% |
| 2003 | -67.48 billion current LCU | +232.5% |
| 2004 | -154.45 billion current LCU | +128.9% |
| 2005 | -158.34 billion current LCU | +2.5% |
| 2006 | -156.16 billion current LCU | -1.4% |
| 2007 | -249.10 billion current LCU | +59.5% |
| 2008 | -336.31 billion current LCU | +35.0% |
| 2009 | -393.82 billion current LCU | +17.1% |
| 2010 | -413.96 billion current LCU | +5.1% |
| 2011 | -514.10 billion current LCU | +24.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's -514.10 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -3.80 billion current LCU, 135.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Senegal's -514.10 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -6.36 billion current LCU, 80.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary balance, excluding interest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -7850.0% | -1.40 billion current LCU | -111.30 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -15.63 billion current LCU | -69.60 billion current LCU | 18.40 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.21 billion current LCU | -56.50 billion current LCU | 55.80 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -164.87 billion current LCU | -393.82 billion current LCU | -1.40 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -464.03 billion current LCU | -514.10 billion current LCU | -413.96 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 41 Burkina Faso -164.68 billion current LCU compare
- 42 Mali -314.60 billion current LCU compare
- 43 Equatorial Guinea -456.10 billion current LCU compare
- 45 Sao Tome and Principe -535.08 billion current LCU compare
- 46 Uganda -1.28 trillion current LCU compare
- 47 Madagascar -1.55 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 primary balance, excluding interest in Senegal?
- Primary balance, excluding interest in Senegal was -514.10 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 55.80 billion current LCU in 1991.
- What is the lowest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -514.10 billion current LCU in 2011.
- How does Senegal rank for primary balance, excluding interest?
- Senegal ranks 44th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is primary balance, excluding interest rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 361.9%. 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 Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).