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Senegal

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle incomeCapital: Dakar269,289 observations
Population
18.93M
world rank #68 / 217
GDP
37.01B
world rank #107 / 186
GDP / capita
4,668.5
world rank #151 / 185
Life expectancy
68.9
world rank #161 / 217

Governance

598 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile50.1#83Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile55.9#83Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile62#122Rule of Law0-100 percentile53.4#109
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,610 indicators
GDPcurrent US$37.01B#107GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $4,668.5#151GDP growth%6.7%#20Inflation%1.5%#44
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

128 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$10.24B#103Merchandise importscurrent US$11.95B#109Exports of goods & services% GDP32.5%#76Imports of goods & services% GDP38.6%#76
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

4,404 indicators
Life expectancyyears68.9#161Infant mortalityper 1k births28.9#105Maternal mortalityper 100k237#88Health spending% GDP4.3%#146
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,826 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross44.1%#139Education spending% GDP6.2%#11Adult literacy%50.4%#32Primary enrollment% gross85.3%#121
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,427 indicators
Populationpeople18.93M#68Population growth%2.3%#35Urban population%55.8%#130Fertility ratebirths/woman3.8#33
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

277 indicators
Electricity access% pop82.9%#36Renewable energy share%35.4%#63Forest area% land41.3%#74Electric power consumptionkWh per capita410.2#124
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

221 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop67.1%#42Electricity access, urban% urban pop95.7%#22Energy use per capitakg oil eq.291.1#144Electricity from coal% of output1.1%#10
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

392 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area27.5%#45Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources11.9%#96Capture fisheries productiontonnes500,077#37
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

303 indicators
Agricultural land% land area49.4%#64Cereal yieldkg per hectare2,192.1#113Aquaculture productiontonnes2,074.4#121Food production index2014-16 = 100177.5#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

634 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people123.9#68Secure internet serversper 1M people59.6#178Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people1.6#112
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,832 indicators
Gini indexindex36.2#43Extreme poverty% pop17.9%#33Internet users% pop60.1%#134Homicide rateper 100k0.27#5
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

397 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-104.7#36Hazard & exposure0-104.2#36Vulnerability0-104.8#37
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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