Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Senegal
Senegal: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 30.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Senegal, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 30.9% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2025.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Senegal peaked at 32.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1967.
Senegal ranks 113th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.7% | — |
| 1961 | 11.3% | -3.9% |
| 1962 | 12.9% | +14.5% |
| 1963 | 12.5% | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 12.1% | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 11.6% | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 10.1% | -13.7% |
| 1967 | 8.8% | -12.2% |
| 1968 | 10.1% | +14.0% |
| 1969 | 10.7% | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 10.5% | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 10.8% | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 11.6% | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 15.3% | +32.1% |
| 1974 | 17.7% | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 17.6% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 17.8% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 20.0% | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 26.5% | +32.3% |
| 1979 | 26.7% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 28.3% | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 29.1% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 26.9% | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 27.1% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 24.5% | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 23.1% | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 21.0% | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 20.7% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 22.6% | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 21.8% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 20.4% | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 19.4% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 20.4% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 20.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 12.6% | -38.4% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 12.2% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | +21.6% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 29.8% | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 30.9% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 8.8% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.5% | 10.5% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.5% | 20.7% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 11.3% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 11.2% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 21.3% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 29.3% | 32.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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)
- 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)
- Broad money 53.7% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 19.3% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 30.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Senegal?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Senegal was 30.9% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1967.
- How does Senegal rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Senegal ranks 113th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.