Senegal

Sub-Saharan Africa·Lower middle income

Population: 18.1M; 69th of 217
GDP: $32.3B; 111th of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $1,744; 178th of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 68.7; 160th of 217
Human development: 0.511; 168th of 189 · 2021

Benchmarked against

Senegal

Cameroon

Guinea

Comoros

Benin

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lower middle-income, services-driven West African economy; key mining, construction, agriculture, and fishing industries; tourism and exports hit hard by COVID-19; large informal economy; developing offshore oil and gas fields; systemic corruption

Area: 196,722 km²
Languages: French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka, Serer, Soninke
Resources: fish, phosphates, iron ore
Borders: The Gambia; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Mali; Mauritania

Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Muslim97.6%▲ 1.4pt
Christian2.4%▼ 1.0pt

Religious diversity: 0.556 / 10 · very low · 167th of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

SEN

CMR

GIN

COM

GDP

current US$

$32.3B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$4.79B–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

56.5%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

15.5%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

25.4%–––

Unemployment

% of labor force

–––

Gini index

0–100

–––

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

–––

Population

people

18.1M–––

Population density

people per km²

91.7–––

Urban population

% of total

49.6%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

3.8–––

Net migration

people

-10.3K–––

Population under 15

% of total

38.2%–––

Population 65+

% of total

3.6%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

4.1%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

6%–––

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

–––

Safe drinking water

% of population

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

2,433.3–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

445.3–––

Electricity generation

TWh

8.1–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

0.556–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

0%–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

–––

Happiness

Cantril ladder, 0–10

–––

Global Peace Index

1–5

–––

Military expenditure

% of GDP

1.5%–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

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GDP

current US$

#111/214

$32.3B2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#178/214

$1,7442024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#165/203

$4,778latest

GDP growth

annual %

#17/214

6.9%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#171/207

$1,6802024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#5/213

-1.7%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#43/201

$4.79B2023

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#97/205

56.5%2024

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#56/206

15.5%2024

Industry value added

% of GDP

#84/208

25.4%2024

Unemployment

% of labor force

#32/187

2.8%latest

Gini index

0–100

#92/168

36.2latest

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

#123/168

17.9%latest

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

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Population

people

#69/217

18.1Mlatest

Population density

people per km²

#113/216

91.7latest

Urban population

% of total

#150/215

49.6%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#160/217

68.7latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#34/217

3.8latest

Net migration

people

#155/217

-10.3K2024

Population under 15

% of total

#35/217

38.2%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#175/217

3.6%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#149/196

30.2latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#148/196

38.5latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#155/192

4.1%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#178/195

0.1latest

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

#144/160

57.7%latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#33/199

6%latest

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

#137/194

17.3%latest

Safe drinking water

% of population

#123/139

26.7%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#148/210

60.6%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#78/214

123.92023

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#158/208

22023

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#178/215

59.62024

Access to electricity

% of population

#173/215

74.2%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

theme overview →

Energy use per capita

kWh

#159/198

2,433.32023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#160/202

445.32023

Electricity generation

TWh

#115/202

8.12023

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#121/202

21.7%2023

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#127/202

78.3%2023

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#108/204

14.12024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#47/204

0.82024

Share of global CO₂

#97/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#23/193

1.82023

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

theme overview →

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#51/172

0.692022

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#56/172

0.5322022

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

#74/178

432022

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#82/193

-0.02872022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#85/193

-0.001252022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#106/193

-0.2632022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#109/193

-0.1532022

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

#52/172

0.8652022

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#167/193

0.5562020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#179/193

0%2020

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

theme overview →

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#168/189

0.5112021

Gender inequality

GII, 0–1

#133/170

0.532021

Happiness

Cantril ladder, 0–10

#115/164

4.792025

Global Peace Index

1–5

#51/158

1.832023

Military expenditure

% of GDP

#95/161

1.5%latest

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