How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Senegal
Senegal: How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? was 17.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Senegal, 1991–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Senegal is 17.9%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Senegal peaked at 77.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2021.
Senegal ranks 25th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.8% | 72.2% | 77.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 53.6% | 63.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 19.1% | 53.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.9% | 17.9% | 1 |
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 19.4% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.49 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 15.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1354 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1354 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1567 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3928 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Senegal?
- How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? in Senegal was 17.9% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2021.
- How does Senegal rank for how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty??
- Senegal ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is how does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.