Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Military expenditure (current USD), per capita was 27.83 current USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure (current USD), per capita in Senegal, 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per person.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 27.83 current USD per person for military expenditure (current usd), per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Senegal peaked at 28.06 current USD per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.26 current USD per person, in 2000.
Senegal ranks 121st of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.55 current USD per person | 16.55 current USD per person | 16.55 current USD per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 12.8 current USD per person | 9.72 current USD per person | 16.51 current USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.61 current USD per person | 7.63 current USD per person | 15.31 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.47 current USD per person | 6.26 current USD per person | 18 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3 current USD per person | 14.72 current USD per person | 24.2 current USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.03 current USD per person | 20.59 current USD per person | 28.06 current USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 118 Timor-Leste 33.13 current USD per person compare
- 119 Cabo Verde 32.06 current USD per person compare
- 120 Congo 28.75 current USD per person compare
- 122 Chad 27.47 current USD per person compare
- 123 Turkmenistan 24.92 current USD per person compare
- 124 Angola 24.34 current USD per person 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 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)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 2,332 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Senegal?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per capita in Senegal was 27.83 current USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 28.06 current USD per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.26 current USD per person in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for military expenditure (current usd), per capita?
- Senegal ranks 121st out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Military expenditure (current USD) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.