Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Senegal
Senegal: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Senegal is 0.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Senegal peaked at 1.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2002.
That places Senegal 55th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +52.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -37.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -19.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +40.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -4.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More poverty & inequality data for Senegal
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.82 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,192 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 13.47 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 19.39 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Senegal?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Senegal was 0.4% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
- How does Senegal rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Senegal ranks 55th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).