Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Senegal
Senegal: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.4719 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Senegal, 2015–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Senegal stood at 0.4719. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 349.3% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
That places Senegal 29th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.4048 | — |
| 2016 | 0.0607 | -85.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0567 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.056 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.105 | +87.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4719 | +349.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.4719 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4719, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.4719 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.551, 86% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1367 | 0.056 | 0.4048 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4719 | 0.4719 | 0.4719 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Senegal?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Senegal was 0.4719 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4719 in 2020.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.056 in 2018.
- How does Senegal rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Senegal ranks 29th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social benefits, 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.