Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Senegal
Senegal: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 17.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Senegal, 2009–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Senegal stood at 17.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 1,300.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Senegal peaked at 18.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2009.
That places Senegal 30th out of 116 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.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.2% | — |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +216.7% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +36.5% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +90.4% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +83.6% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 1.2% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 1 |
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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)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.25 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Senegal?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Senegal was 17.4% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2009.
- How does Senegal rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Senegal ranks 30th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,300.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.