Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Senegal

Senegal: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP was 14.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
14.3%
Change on year
up 23.5%
World rank
75th
of 178 countries
All-time high
14.3%
in 2020
All-time low
0.8%
in 1990
Years of data
41
1980–2020

Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Senegal, 1980–2020

0510151980200020201980: 1.7 %1981: 1.3 %1982: 1 %1983: 1 %1984: 0.997 %1985: 0.861 %1986: 0.836 %1987: 0.818 %1988: 1.3 %1989: 1.1 %1990: 0.786 %1991: 1.6 %1992: 1.1 %1993: 1.4 %1994: 2.1 %1995: 2 %1996: 3.7 %1997: 3.2 %1998: 3.3 %1999: 2.8 %2000: 2.2 %2001: 2.7 %2002: 1.5 %2003: 1.9 %2004: 1.9 %2005: 2.2 %2006: 3.2 %2007: 3.5 %2008: 3 %2009: 3.8 %2010: 4.5 %2011: 4.5 %2012: 4.8 %2013: 4.7 %2014: 5.9 %2015: 7.1 %2016: 9.6 %2017: 9.4 %2018: 10.1 %2019: 11.6 %2020: 14.3 %

Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 14.3% for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.5% on the previous year and up 219.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Senegal peaked at 14.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1990.

That places Senegal 75th out of 178 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%) in Senegal, 1980 to 2020.
Year % Change
1980 1.7%
1981 1.3% -20.1%
1982 1.0% -21.3%
1983 1.0% -3.9%
1984 1.0% -0.8%
1985 0.9% -13.7%
1986 0.8% -2.9%
1987 0.8% -2.1%
1988 1.3% +61.3%
1989 1.1% -17.3%
1990 0.8% -28.0%
1991 1.6% +107.6%
1992 1.1% -30.4%
1993 1.4% +23.9%
1994 2.1% +50.9%
1995 2.0% -6.0%
1996 3.7% +83.3%
1997 3.2% -13.2%
1998 3.3% +2.6%
1999 2.8% -15.3%
2000 2.2% -19.5%
2001 2.7% +20.3%
2002 1.5% -44.9%
2003 1.9% +30.4%
2004 1.9% +0.7%
2005 2.2% +12.6%
2006 3.2% +47.0%
2007 3.5% +8.0%
2008 3.0% -11.8%
2009 3.8% +25.3%
2010 4.5% +17.3%
2011 4.5% -0.2%
2012 4.8% +6.7%
2013 4.7% -0.7%
2014 5.9% +24.2%
2015 7.1% +20.8%
2016 9.6% +35.5%
2017 9.4% -2.3%
2018 10.1% +6.8%
2019 11.6% +15.4%
2020 14.3% +23.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.1% 0.8% 1.7% 10
1990s 2.2% 0.8% 3.7% 10
2000s 2.6% 1.5% 3.8% 10
2010s 7.2% 4.5% 11.6% 10
2020s 14.3% 14.3% 14.3% 1

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 72 Sierra Leone 14.9% compare
  2. 73 Yemen 14.8% compare
  3. 74 Armenia 14.8% compare
  4. 76 Belgium 14.2% compare
  5. 77 Guatemala 14.0% compare
  6. 78 New Zealand 13.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Senegal?
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Senegal was 14.3% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1990.
How does Senegal rank for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp?
Senegal ranks 75th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
Is credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 219.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 6,137 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. (IFS line 22A + line 22B + line 22C) / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).