Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) in Senegal
Senegal: Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) was 14.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Senegal, 2015–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on goods and services in Senegal stood at 14.1%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Senegal peaked at 14.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2018.
That places Senegal 32nd out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.6% | — |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +11.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 14.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.7%, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 14.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.2%, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.8% | 11.0% | 13.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.4% | 14.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 29 North Macedonia 14.9% compare
- 30 Seychelles 14.8%
- 31 Slovenia 14.6% compare
- 33 Portugal 14.1% compare
- 34 Solomon Islands 14.0% compare
- 35 Armenia 13.9% 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 taxes on goods and services in Senegal?
- Taxes on goods and services in Senegal was 14.1% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2018.
- How does Senegal rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Senegal ranks 32nd out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.