Interest payments in Senegal
Senegal: Interest payments was 579.04 billion current LCU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Interest payments in Senegal, 2015–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 579.04 billion current LCU for interest payments in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.5% on the previous year and up 267.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Senegal peaked at 579.04 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 157.74 billion current LCU, in 2015.
That places Senegal 32nd out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 227.98 billion current LCU | 157.74 billion current LCU | 281.51 billion current LCU | 5 |
| 2020s | 396.23 billion current LCU | 295.42 billion current LCU | 579.04 billion current LCU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 29 Bangladesh 706.17 billion current LCU compare
- 30 Kenya 685.88 billion current LCU compare
- 31 China 590.85 billion current LCU compare
- 33 Madagascar 555.08 billion current LCU compare
- 34 Cambodia 473.14 billion current LCU compare
- 35 South Africa 393.43 billion current LCU compare
More public sector data for Senegal
- Arms imports 77.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 19.5% (2023)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 24.7% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services 40.5% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 6.6% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -4.9% (2023)
- Interest payments 12.3% (2023)
- Grants and other revenue 19.0% (2023)
- Interest payments 13.2% (2023)
- Other taxes 2.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Senegal?
- Interest payments in Senegal was 579.04 billion current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 579.04 billion current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 157.74 billion current LCU in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for interest payments?
- Senegal ranks 32nd out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 267.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.