Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Senegal
Senegal: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 806.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Senegal, 1991–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total shortfall from extreme poverty in Senegal is 806.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and down 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Senegal peaked at 3.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1991 and was at its lowest, 726.07 million international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2018.
That places Senegal 31st out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.46 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.00 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.74 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.55 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.92 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.84 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 726.07 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.96 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 2020s | 806.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 806.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 806.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 28 Benin 1.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 29 Togo 1.02 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 30 Syria 1.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 32 Japan 758.66 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 33 Honduras 746.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 34 Guatemala 683.34 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
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)
- 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)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 15.3% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3928 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Senegal?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Senegal was 806.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1991.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 726.07 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2018.
- How does Senegal rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Senegal ranks 31st out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.7%. 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 Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.