Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) in Senegal
Senegal: Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) was 4.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Senegal, 2015–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net acquisition of financial assets in Senegal is 4.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 42.7% on the previous year and up 673.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Senegal peaked at 4.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2015.
That places Senegal 16th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -0.8% | — |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -509.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -67.1% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +224.4% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -50.1% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +85.5% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +42.7% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 4.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 13.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 4.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 1221.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.7% | -0.8% | 3.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 1.9% | 4.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 13 New Zealand 5.1%
- 14 Bulgaria 5.0%
- 15 Marshall Islands 4.9% compare
- 17 Finland 4.4%
- 18 Bhutan 3.9% compare
- 19 Canada 3.9% compare
More public sector data for Senegal
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 79.00 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Senegal?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Senegal was 4.4% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Senegal ranks 16th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 673.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.