Military spending, per capita in Senegal
Senegal: Military spending, per capita was 29.18 constant 2022 US$ per person in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
29.18 constant 2022 US$ per person
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
131st
of 171 countries
All-time high
29.53 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2021
All-time low
7.03 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 1960
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Military spending, per capita in Senegal, 1960–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2022 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military spending, per capita in Senegal is 29.18 constant 2022 US$ per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per capita in Senegal peaked at 29.53 constant 2022 US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.03 constant 2022 US$ per person, in 1960.
Senegal ranks 131st of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Military spending, per capita in Senegal, year by year
| Year | constant 2022 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.03 constant 2022 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 7.81 constant 2022 US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 1962 | 13.31 constant 2022 US$ per person | +70.5% |
| 1963 | 17.51 constant 2022 US$ per person | +31.5% |
| 1964 | 23.23 constant 2022 US$ per person | +32.7% |
| 1965 | 27.3 constant 2022 US$ per person | +17.5% |
| 1966 | 26.16 constant 2022 US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 26.9 constant 2022 US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 27.15 constant 2022 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 25.46 constant 2022 US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 1970 | 24.49 constant 2022 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 25.06 constant 2022 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 22.61 constant 2022 US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 1973 | 21.2 constant 2022 US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 20.31 constant 2022 US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 20.6 constant 2022 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 21.58 constant 2022 US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 22.53 constant 2022 US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 24.19 constant 2022 US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 28.83 constant 2022 US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 1980 | 27.24 constant 2022 US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 26.41 constant 2022 US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 25.77 constant 2022 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 25.66 constant 2022 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 25.39 constant 2022 US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 25.59 constant 2022 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 27.47 constant 2022 US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 27.3 constant 2022 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 26.5 constant 2022 US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 24.29 constant 2022 US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 23.76 constant 2022 US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 23.46 constant 2022 US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 24.33 constant 2022 US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 21.3 constant 2022 US$ per person | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 15.42 constant 2022 US$ per person | -27.6% |
| 1995 | 14.57 constant 2022 US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 13.64 constant 2022 US$ per person | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 13.2 constant 2022 US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 12.99 constant 2022 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 12.15 constant 2022 US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 11.38 constant 2022 US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 10.69 constant 2022 US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 10.63 constant 2022 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 11.93 constant 2022 US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 13.41 constant 2022 US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 14.32 constant 2022 US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 16.63 constant 2022 US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 20.99 constant 2022 US$ per person | +26.3% |
| 2008 | 21 constant 2022 US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.28 constant 2022 US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 18.5 constant 2022 US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 19.45 constant 2022 US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 18.6 constant 2022 US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 19.63 constant 2022 US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 19.34 constant 2022 US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 18.34 constant 2022 US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 20.75 constant 2022 US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 24.06 constant 2022 US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 25.67 constant 2022 US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 27.69 constant 2022 US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 27.85 constant 2022 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 29.53 constant 2022 US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 28.03 constant 2022 US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 29.18 constant 2022 US$ per person | +4.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 29.18 constant 2022 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.33 constant 2022 US$ per person, 83% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 29.18 constant 2022 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8 constant 2022 US$ per person, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per capita in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +70.5% | 7.81 constant 2022 US$ per person | 13.31 constant 2022 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.19 constant 2022 US$ per person | 7.03 constant 2022 US$ per person | 27.3 constant 2022 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.14 constant 2022 US$ per person | 20.31 constant 2022 US$ per person | 28.83 constant 2022 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.16 constant 2022 US$ per person | 24.29 constant 2022 US$ per person | 27.47 constant 2022 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.48 constant 2022 US$ per person | 12.15 constant 2022 US$ per person | 24.33 constant 2022 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.13 constant 2022 US$ per person | 10.63 constant 2022 US$ per person | 21 constant 2022 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2 constant 2022 US$ per person | 18.34 constant 2022 US$ per person | 27.69 constant 2022 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.65 constant 2022 US$ per person | 27.85 constant 2022 US$ per person | 29.53 constant 2022 US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 128 Moldova 33.52 constant 2022 US$ per person compare
- 129 Bangladesh 31.12 constant 2022 US$ per person compare
- 130 Eritrea 30.87 constant 2022 US$ per person compare
- 132 Cape Verde 27.57 constant 2022 US$ per person compare
- 133 Guatemala 27.31 constant 2022 US$ per person compare
- 134 Cote d'Ivoire 25.69 constant 2022 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per capita in Senegal?
- Military spending, per capita in Senegal was 29.18 constant 2022 US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 29.53 constant 2022 US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest military spending, per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.03 constant 2022 US$ per person in 1960.
- How does Senegal rank for military spending, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 131st out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending, per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.