Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Senegal
Senegal: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 1.26 trillion in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2015)
1.26 trillion
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
40th
of 178 countries
All-time high
1.26 trillion
in 2015
All-time low
-278.97 billion
in 1985
Years of data
54
1962–2015
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Senegal, 1962–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 1.26 trillion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2015. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Senegal peaked at 1.26 trillion in 2015 and was at its lowest, -278.97 billion, in 1985.
That places Senegal 40th out of 178 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 15.35 billion | — |
| 1963 | 11.40 billion | -25.7% |
| 1964 | 9.08 billion | -20.3% |
| 1965 | 7.09 billion | -21.9% |
| 1966 | 9.51 billion | +34.2% |
| 1967 | 7.95 billion | -16.4% |
| 1968 | 2.93 billion | -63.2% |
| 1969 | -225.00 million | -107.7% |
| 1970 | 5.21 billion | -2414.8% |
| 1971 | 4.40 billion | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 5.83 billion | +32.4% |
| 1973 | -3.39 billion | -158.1% |
| 1974 | -5.91 billion | +74.4% |
| 1975 | -13.13 billion | +122.3% |
| 1976 | -13.99 billion | +6.6% |
| 1977 | -16.19 billion | +15.7% |
| 1978 | -42.76 billion | +164.2% |
| 1979 | -73.95 billion | +72.9% |
| 1980 | -102.46 billion | +38.6% |
| 1981 | -152.51 billion | +48.8% |
| 1982 | -194.24 billion | +27.4% |
| 1983 | -223.70 billion | +15.2% |
| 1984 | -250.69 billion | +12.1% |
| 1985 | -278.97 billion | +11.3% |
| 1986 | -224.83 billion | -19.4% |
| 1987 | -219.97 billion | -2.2% |
| 1988 | -267.90 billion | +21.8% |
| 1989 | -222.74 billion | -16.9% |
| 1990 | -196.89 billion | -11.6% |
| 1991 | -188.11 billion | -4.5% |
| 1992 | -180.88 billion | -3.8% |
| 1993 | -217.35 billion | +20.2% |
| 1994 | -148.64 billion | -31.6% |
| 1995 | -87.74 billion | -41.0% |
| 1996 | -64.72 billion | -26.2% |
| 1997 | 16.35 billion | -125.3% |
| 1998 | 58.34 billion | +256.9% |
| 1999 | 96.74 billion | +65.8% |
| 2000 | 101.00 billion | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 180.66 billion | +78.9% |
| 2002 | 326.94 billion | +81.0% |
| 2003 | 578.08 billion | +76.8% |
| 2004 | 703.17 billion | +21.6% |
| 2005 | 683.90 billion | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 841.40 billion | +23.0% |
| 2007 | 892.27 billion | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 775.05 billion | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 896.44 billion | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 1.03 trillion | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 903.93 billion | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 928.05 billion | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 910.17 billion | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.11 trillion | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 1.26 trillion | +13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.89 billion | -225.00 million | 15.35 billion | 8 |
| 1970s | -15.39 billion | -73.95 billion | 5.83 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | -213.80 billion | -278.97 billion | -102.46 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | -91.29 billion | -217.35 billion | 96.74 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 597.89 billion | 101.00 billion | 896.44 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 trillion | 903.93 billion | 1.26 trillion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 37 Mexico 1.58 trillion compare
- 38 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.39 trillion compare
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- 41 San Marino 1.22 trillion compare
- 42 Sao Tome and Principe 1.19 trillion compare
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More financial sector data for Senegal
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 605,208 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 309.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita 2.25 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.09 units per person (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 30.9% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 11.46 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 3.63 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Senegal?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Senegal was 1.26 trillion in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 trillion in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -278.97 billion in 1985.
- How does Senegal rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Senegal ranks 40th out of 178 countries with data for 2015.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.