Foreign liabilities in Senegal

Senegal: Foreign liabilities was 31.03 billion current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
31.03 billion current US$
Change on year
up 24.5%
World rank
97th
of 150 countries
All-time high
31.03 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
4.50 billion current US$
in 1997
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Senegal, 1995–2020

010.0B20.0B30.0B1995200720201995: 4.8B current US$1996: 4.6B current US$1997: 4.5B current US$1998: 5.0B current US$1999: 4.7B current US$2000: 5.1B current US$2001: 5.1B current US$2002: 6.1B current US$2003: 6.9B current US$2004: 7.6B current US$2005: 6.7B current US$2006: 5.8B current US$2007: 7.7B current US$2008: 8.9B current US$2009: 10.8B current US$2010: 10.6B current US$2011: 12.1B current US$2012: 13.4B current US$2013: 15.1B current US$2014: 15.0B current US$2015: 14.6B current US$2016: 15.0B current US$2017: 18.6B current US$2018: 21.3B current US$2019: 24.9B current US$2020: 31.0B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 31.03 billion current US$ for foreign liabilities in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 24.5% on the previous year and up 191.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Senegal peaked at 31.03 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.50 billion current US$, in 1997.

That places Senegal 97th out of 150 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.72 billion current US$ 4.50 billion current US$ 5.05 billion current US$ 5
2000s 7.07 billion current US$ 5.09 billion current US$ 10.82 billion current US$ 10
2010s 16.07 billion current US$ 10.65 billion current US$ 24.93 billion current US$ 10
2020s 31.03 billion current US$ 31.03 billion current US$ 31.03 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 94 Ghana 36.02 billion current US$ compare
  2. 95 Jamaica 35.97 billion current US$ compare
  3. 96 Zambia 32.95 billion current US$ compare
  4. 98 Uganda 30.73 billion current US$ compare
  5. 99 Honduras 29.42 billion current US$ compare
  6. 100 El Salvador 28.80 billion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Senegal?
Foreign liabilities in Senegal was 31.03 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 31.03 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 4.50 billion current US$ in 1997.
How does Senegal rank for foreign liabilities?
Senegal ranks 97th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 191.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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