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Senegal · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Senegal

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Dakar Lower middle income Nation age 66 years (since 1960) i SEN · SN
NationsTree Index 2025 i34.8147th of 196 Tree height 2025 i5.6 msee ranking Military strength i36percentile
Population i18.9 m68th of 217 Area i196,710 km²87th of 216 GDP i$37.01 bn108th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$103.43 bn intl.102nd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$5,463 intl.163rd of 199 Life expectancy i68.9 years161st of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i25
Strength · trunk i53
Quality of life · crown i23
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i49
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i24
CSV

In short

Senegal is 147th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 34.8 out of 100; its tree is 5.6 m tall.

It has 18.9 million people and an economy of $103.43 bn at purchasing power parity, 102nd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: GDP growth (23rd of 210), Unemployment (30th of 187) and Inflation (47th of 180).

Its weakest positions: Completed lower secondary, 25+ (148th of 153), General government gross debt (180th of 189) and Adult literacy (93rd of 98).

Over five years it fell from 114th to 147th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 196,710 87th/216
Land area ikm² 192,530 86th/216
Population ipeople 18.9 m 68th/217
Population growth i% 2.30% 35th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 96.1 111th/216
Urban population i% 55.8% 141st/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 37.7% 35th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 3.6% 175th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $37.01 bn 108th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $103.43 bn 102nd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $88.38 bn 101st/199
GDP per person iUSD $1,955 177th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $5,463 163rd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $1,780 169th/201
GDP growth i% 6.7% 23rd/210
Inflation i% 1.5% 47th/180
Unemployment i% 2.7% 30th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 127.7% 180th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -6.4% 167th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 17.1% 41st/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 26.1% 74th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 13.2% 60th/192
Services i% of GDP 46.3% 164th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $12.02 bn 103rd/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $14.28 bn 106th/182
Exports i% of GDP 32.5% 101st/183
Imports i% of GDP 38.6% 106th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 71.1% 111th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 32.7% 29th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 22.3% 100th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 21.6% 69th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 7.9% 47th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 3.0% 117th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -1.2% 95th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.1% 172nd/196

Natural resources

63
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 4.4% 77th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 89th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 2.90% 32nd/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 1.50% 43rd/209
Arable land i% of land area 19.9% 55th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 1,462 111th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 1.4 m 84th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $557.0 m 92nd/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 10.5% 56th/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 68.9 161st/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 36.5 147th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.11 162nd/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.7 131st/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 91% 93rd/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 14.7% 148th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 44.1% 161st/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 33.9% 40th/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 6.2% 174th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 4.3% 147th/193
Adult literacy i% 50.4% 93rd/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 15.3% 128th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.530 169th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 36.2 69th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 17.9% 88th/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 82.9% 168th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 27.2% 133rd/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 30.1% 110th/144
Internet users i% of population 60.1% 139th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 124 80th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 4.0 146th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.22 130th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 9062004
Air passengers carried ipassengers 1.1 m 97th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.77 55th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 35.4% 68th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 41.6 180th/200
Forest area i% of land area 45.0% 66th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 324 141st/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 57.5 83rd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 51.1 82nd/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 55.5 111th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 62.7 129th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 51.0 117th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 60.7 93rd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.32015

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $566.9 m 101st/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.6% 85th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 5.2% 76th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 19,000 108th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.37% 134th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 79.0 m 54th/163

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.58%2015
Scientific articles iarticles 490 102nd/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Senegal — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/senegal. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Senegal — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/senegal. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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