Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Senegal
Senegal: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 15.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
15.3%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
134th
of 184 countries
All-time high
34.7%
in 1980
All-time low
10.2%
in 2003
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Senegal, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Senegal stood at 15.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Senegal peaked at 34.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2003.
Senegal ranks 134th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.0% | — |
| 1961 | 28.6% | -4.5% |
| 1962 | 27.2% | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 28.2% | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 28.4% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 28.9% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 29.1% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 30.0% | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 26.4% | -11.8% |
| 1969 | 25.8% | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 26.2% | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 27.6% | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 26.5% | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 28.0% | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 27.9% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 27.8% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 29.0% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 29.7% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 32.7% | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 32.5% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 34.7% | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 34.6% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 30.8% | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 30.1% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 29.3% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 27.9% | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 26.5% | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 25.4% | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 23.1% | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 22.3% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 19.6% | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 17.9% | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 17.7% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | -14.1% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.3% | 25.8% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.8% | 26.2% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.5% | 22.3% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 10.8% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.2% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 13.1% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.4% | 15.7% | 4 |
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 government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Senegal?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Senegal was 15.3% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2003.
- How does Senegal rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Senegal ranks 134th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.