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Republic of Senegal

SEN SN Fr West African CFA franc (XOF)

Every statistic we track for Senegal — 106 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$5,565

#155 of 191

Life expectancy

65.7 yrs

#137 of 188

Happiness score

4.79

#107 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.48

#68 of 179

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All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 76.5% #65/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 76.5% #64/139 2024
Bank Branches 5.3 #122/153 2024
Current Account Balance -6.2% #152/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 32.7% #88/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 73.5% #18/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 606.4 #35/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #196/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -6.7% #165/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 40.5 #108/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 109.6 #101/191 2026
GDP per Capita 2,054 #157/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 2,661 #137/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 5,565 #155/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 2.2% #114/184 2019
Government Debt 132.3% #7/185 2026
Income per Person 1,974 #155/183 2018
Income per Person 1,974 #155/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 2.5% #145/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 4.3 #117/130 2023
Made a Digital Payment 34.7% #76/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 66.9% #5/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 2.2% #130/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.1% #103/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 51,913,993,763 #107/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 3.8 #33/217 2024
Median Age 19.8 #199/235 2026
Population 13.5 #71/229 2013
Population 19.7 #61/191 2026
Population Density 100.6 #118/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 13,028 #59/195 2025
Urban Population 55.2% #140/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 74.2% #172/214 2023
Internet Users 60.1% #136/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 118.2 #89/209 2022
Read News Online 50.8% #27/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 10.7% #165/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 0.4 #185/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 3.7 #49/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 4.1% #152/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 40.5% #73/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 30.2 #47/191 2023
Life Expectancy 65.7 #137/188 2013
Life Expectancy 68.5 #134/186 2020
Suicide Rate 11.6 #54/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 5.9% #161/167 2022
Undernourishment 5.1% #86/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 48 #163/195 2023

🎓 Education

Adult Literacy 50.4% #30/31 2023
Education Spending (QoG) 6.2% #11/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 4.4 #142/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.8 #149/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 291 #144/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 19.8% #123/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.8 #72/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.7 #67/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) 0.1 #79/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 45 #72/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 45 #71/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #48/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #59/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.6 #65/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 1 #178/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 67 #88/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.8 #57/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.9 #50/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) 0.2 #76/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.7 #83/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #68/179 2025
Military Spending 1.6% #80/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #63/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 46.4% #20/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.4 #107/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 55.4 #91/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.7 #72/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 85.4% #3/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 43.8% #24/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 0 #91/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 58.1 #77/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 1.6 #140/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 20.8 #35/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 77.7% #120/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 51.7% #50/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 1.1 #98/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 32.7% #45/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 10.4% #42/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 4.7 #66/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 48.4 #96/141 2023
World Risk Index 4.9 #87/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 83.8% #15/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 4.8 #107/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.9 #71/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.2 #123/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #61/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.5 #100/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #77/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 0.9 #117/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.5 #169/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 14.6% #42/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 81% #84/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 73.4% #90/143 2018
Trade Union Membership 23.3% #17/120 2017
Trust in parliament 5.4 #36/151 2017
Trust in Science 64.2% #110/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 62.2% #85/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 6.7 #11/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.