Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Senegal
Senegal: Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor was 37.32 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
37.32
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
24th
of 120 countries
All-time high
86.25
in 1991
All-time low
37.32
in 2021
Years of data
7
1991–2021
Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Senegal, 1991–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 37.32 for share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Senegal peaked at 86.25 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 37.32, in 2021.
That places Senegal 24th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86 | 85.75 | 86.25 | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.54 | 71.28 | 79.8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.12 | 38.55 | 71.7 | 2 |
| 2020s | 37.32 | 37.32 | 37.32 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 21 Côte d’Ivoire 41.64 compare
- 22 Cameroon 41.26 compare
- 23 Gambia 40.24 compare
- 25 Botswana 35.77 compare
- 26 South Africa 30.2 compare
- 27 Philippines 29.33 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Senegal
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 3.82 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,192 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 19.39 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.49 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 15.31 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1354 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1354 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1567 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3928 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Senegal?
- Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Senegal was 37.32 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 86.25 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.32 in 2021.
- How does Senegal rank for share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor?
- Senegal ranks 24th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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