Prices & public finance · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Senegal: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 1.5% (2025), 134th of 180 in the world and 35th of 44 in Sub-Saharan Africa. GDP deflator is 3.5% (2025), 96th of 209 in the world and 27th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lending rate is 5.3% (2016), 110th of 136 in the world and 35th of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Inflation
SenegalSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
GDP deflator
SenegalSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators
Prices & public finance: Senegal in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 1.5%2025 | 134/180 | 35/44 | 0.7% | 1.2% | 2.5% | +1.3 ppsince 2015 | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 3.5%2025 | 96/209 | 27/46 | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.6% | +2.4 ppsince 2015 | 4.1% | 5.0% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 5.3%2016 | 110/136 | 35/36 | · | 5.1% | · | +0.6 ppsince 2006 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 4.3%2016 | 77/136 | 24/36 | · | 3.5% | · | +2.5 ppsince 2006 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 581.932025 | 41/210 | 24/47 | 710.21 | 494.79 | 575.59 | −1.6%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 19.5%2023 | 50/142 | 8/32 | · | · | 17.4% | — | — | 12.1% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 24.2%2023 | 81/142 | 9/32 | · | · | 20.2% | — | — | 14.2% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 23.6%2023 | 87/142 | 11/32 | · | · | 20.9% | — | — | 15.7% | 28.5% | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 150.7%2024 | 4/119 | 2/43 | 61.7% | 29.1% | 107.9% | +95.3 ppsince 2014 | — | 30.1% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 30.9%2025 | 109/169 | 7/42 | 14.6% | 21.3% | 29.3% | +3.6 ppsince 2015 | 31.7% | 38.7% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 53.7%2025 | 84/146 | 7/42 | 18.5% | 28.4% | 45.3% | +18.4 ppsince 2015 | 42.6% | 67.4% | 135.7% | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 1.56%2025 | 85/156 | 18/45 | 1.05% | 1.22% | 1.41% | +0.3 ppsince 2015 | 1.13% | 1.92% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
No rated indicator improved over the decade.
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+1.3 pp1.5% in 2025
- External debt+95.3 pp150.7% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Senegal and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Senegal. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Senegal | Mali | Guinea | Mauritania | The Gambia | Guinea-Bissau |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 1.5%2025 | 3.3%2025 | 3.6%2025 | 1.5%2025 | 11.6%2024 | 0.9%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 3.5%2025 | 2.1%2025 | 6.2%2025 | 3.4%2025 | 7.9%2025 | 4.3%2025 |
| Lending rate | 5.3%2016 | 5.3%2016 | — | 17.0%2017 | 22.0%2025 | 5.3%2016 |
| Real interest rate | 4.3%2016 | 3.6%2016 | — | 15.2%2017 | 13.1%2025 | 2.5%2016 |
| Exchange rate | 581.932025 | 581.932025 | 9,565.082020 | 36.492023 | 71.292025 | 581.932025 |
| Tax revenue | 19.5%2023 | 12.0%2020 | — | — | — | 8.3%2024 |
| Government revenue | 24.2%2023 | 12.7%2020 | — | — | — | 10.2%2024 |
| Government expense | 23.6%2023 | 12.2%2020 | — | — | — | 15.5%2023 |
| External debt | 150.7%2024 | 24.9%2024 | 23.2%2024 | 41.8%2024 | 66.4%2024 | 67.1%2024 |