Primary balance, excluding interest in Senegal
Senegal: Primary balance, excluding interest was -514.10 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
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.
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
- 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 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).