Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Senegal

Senegal: Share of government expenditure going to interest payments was 13.2 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13.2
Change on year
up 33.9%
World rank
36th
of 152 countries
All-time high
13.2
in 2023
All-time low
8.2
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Senegal, 2015–2023

0510152015201920232015: 8.22016: 9.12017: 9.72018: 112019: 9.62020: 102021: 10.52022: 9.92023: 13.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Senegal stood at 13.2. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.9% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Senegal peaked at 13.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.2, in 2015.

That places Senegal 36th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Senegal, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 8.2
2016 9.08 +10.7%
2017 9.7 +6.7%
2018 11.05 +13.9%
2019 9.59 -13.2%
2020 9.99 +4.2%
2021 10.55 +5.6%
2022 9.86 -6.5%
2023 13.2 +33.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 9.52 8.2 11.05 5
2020s 10.9 9.86 13.2 4

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 33 Namibia 14.14 compare
  2. 34 El Salvador 14.1 compare
  3. 35 Panama 13.36 compare
  4. 37 Colombia 13.19 compare
  5. 38 United States of America 12.9 compare
  6. 39 Armenia 12.74 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Senegal?
Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Senegal was 13.2 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 13.2 in 2023.
What is the lowest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2 in 2015.
How does Senegal rank for share of government expenditure going to interest payments?
Senegal ranks 36th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of government expenditure going to interest payments rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government expenditure going to interest payments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of government expenditure going to interest payments
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
152 places, 4,278 data points, 1972–2024
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