Goods and services expense in Senegal
Senegal: Goods and services expense was 21.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Senegal, 2015–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, goods and services expense in Senegal stood at 21.9%.
That represents a change of down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Senegal peaked at 31.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2020.
That places Senegal 36th out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Goods and services expense in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 29.9% | — |
| 2016 | 28.4% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | -32.7% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.1% | 27.9% | 31.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 20.9% | 23.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 33 San Marino 22.9% compare
- 34 Philippines 22.3% compare
- 35 Trinidad and Tobago 22.1% compare
- 37 Tajikistan 21.7% compare
- 38 Bahamas 21.6% compare
- 39 Iceland 21.5% 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 goods and services expense in Senegal?
- Goods and services expense in Senegal was 21.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for goods and services expense?
- Senegal ranks 36th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.