Total government debt in Senegal
Senegal: Total government debt was 2.09 trillion current LCU in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total government debt in Senegal, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 2.09 trillion current LCU for total government debt in 2011.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total government debt in Senegal peaked at 2.47 trillion current LCU in 2002 and was at its lowest, 437.55 billion current LCU, in 1980.
That places Senegal 11th out of 44 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Total government debt in Senegal, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 437.55 billion current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 437.55 billion current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 437.55 billion current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 571.12 billion current LCU | +30.5% |
| 1984 | 693.26 billion current LCU | +21.4% |
| 1985 | 693.26 billion current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 693.26 billion current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 693.26 billion current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 693.26 billion current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 693.26 billion current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 693.26 billion current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 864.20 billion current LCU | +24.7% |
| 1992 | 950.00 billion current LCU | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 1.01 trillion current LCU | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 1.74 trillion current LCU | +73.3% |
| 1995 | 1.66 trillion current LCU | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 1.68 trillion current LCU | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.93 trillion current LCU | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 2.08 trillion current LCU | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 2.09 trillion current LCU | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.29 trillion current LCU | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 2.36 trillion current LCU | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 2.47 trillion current LCU | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 2.31 trillion current LCU | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 1.94 trillion current LCU | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 2.10 trillion current LCU | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 1.03 trillion current LCU | -51.1% |
| 2007 | 1.19 trillion current LCU | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 1.44 trillion current LCU | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 1.80 trillion current LCU | +25.1% |
| 2010 | 2.18 trillion current LCU | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 2.09 trillion current LCU | -4.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 2.09 trillion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 676.14 billion current LCU, 3.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 2.09 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 525.00 billion current LCU, 4.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total government debt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +73.3% | 1.01 trillion current LCU | 1.74 trillion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 604.33 billion current LCU | 437.55 billion current LCU | 693.26 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.47 trillion current LCU | 693.26 billion current LCU | 2.09 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 trillion current LCU | 1.03 trillion current LCU | 2.47 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.13 trillion current LCU | 2.09 trillion current LCU | 2.18 trillion 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 total government debt in Senegal?
- Total government debt in Senegal was 2.09 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest total government debt recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 trillion current LCU in 2002.
- What is the lowest total government debt recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 437.55 billion current LCU in 1980.
- How does Senegal rank for total government debt?
- Senegal ranks 11th out of 44 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total government debt rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 Total government debt (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Data are in current local currency.