GDP per capita in Senegal

Senegal: GDP per capita was 4,112 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,112 international-$ in 2021 prices
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
154th
of 184 countries
All-time high
4,112 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
All-time low
2,333 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 1973
Years of data
64
1960–2023

GDP per capita in Senegal, 1960–2023

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Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.

Analysis

In 2023, gdp per capita in Senegal stood at 4,112 international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Senegal peaked at 4,112 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,333 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1973.

That places Senegal 154th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,816 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,407 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,024 international-$ in 2021 prices 10
1970s 2,510 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,333 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,621 international-$ in 2021 prices 10
1980s 2,962 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,446 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,224 international-$ in 2021 prices 10
1990s 2,922 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,760 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,104 international-$ in 2021 prices 10
2000s 3,060 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,909 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,245 international-$ in 2021 prices 10
2010s 3,438 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,292 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,752 international-$ in 2021 prices 10
2020s 3,966 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,732 international-$ in 2021 prices 4,112 international-$ in 2021 prices 4

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 151 Tajikistan 4,843 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
  2. 152 Cameroon 4,836 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
  3. 153 Nigeria 4,711 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
  4. 155 Comoros 3,819 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
  5. 156 Tanzania 3,558 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
  6. 157 Guinea 3,548 international-$ in 2021 prices compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdp per capita in Senegal?
Gdp per capita in Senegal was 4,112 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 4,112 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023.
What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 2,333 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1973.
How does Senegal rank for gdp per capita?
Senegal ranks 154th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
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Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.