Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Senegal
Senegal: Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9529 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Senegal, 2015–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Senegal stood at 0.9529. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Senegal ranks 13th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.969 | — |
| 2016 | 0.9813 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9627 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9647 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9741 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9529 | -2.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.9529 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7274, 1.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.9529 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8588, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9704 | 0.9627 | 0.9813 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9529 | 0.9529 | 0.9529 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 10 Marshall Islands 0.9816
- 11 Azerbaijan 0.9749 compare
- 12 Afghanistan 0.9566
- 14 Uganda 0.9461 compare
- 15 Armenia 0.9297 compare
- 16 Rwanda 0.8779 compare
More public sector data for Senegal
- Arms imports 77.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -55.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 77.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 27.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 514.94 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 893.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Senegal?
- Capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Senegal was 0.9529 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9813 in 2016.
- What is the lowest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9529 in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Senegal ranks 13th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.