Senegal

Country in Africa

In brief

GDP growth per year: +6.7% (2025). World rank 23 of 209 (1 = best); in Africa, 8 of 52. Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 3.6% (2025). World rank 13 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 9 of 53. Current account balance, share of GDP: -19.8% (2023). World rank 176 of 185; in Africa, 48 of 48. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $17.8B → $37B, GDP per person $1,218 → $1,955, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $2,994 → $5,463.

Size and growth

GDP: $37B 2025
GDP per person: $1,955 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $5,463 2025
GDP growth per year: +6.7% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person: $1,780 2025
Inflation: +1.5% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 36 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 17.1% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 26.2% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 46.3% 2025
Unemployment: 2.7% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 3.6% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 38.2% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 32.5% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 38.6% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -19.8% 2023
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +0.1% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 10.6% 2023
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 19.5% 2023
Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 36.2 2021
Living on under $3 a day: 17.9% 2021