Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Senegal?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Senegal

Name: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Senegal
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Senegal: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 2.6%

World rank

146th

of 194 countries

All-time high

0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2007

All-time low

0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2020

Years of data

1995–2023

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Senegal, 1995–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2023.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Senegal peaked at 0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.

That places Senegal 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP in Senegal, 1995 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1995	0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1996	0.0194 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.5%
1997	0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
1998	0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1999	0.0206 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2000	0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2001	0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.2%
2002	0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2003	0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
2004	0.0137 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2005	0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2006	0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
2007	0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+111.7%
2008	0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-34.7%
2009	0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2010	0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
2011	0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
2012	0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2013	0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2014	0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2015	0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
2016	0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2017	0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2018	0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2019	0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2020	0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-80.8%
2021	0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+258.4%
2022	0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.8%
2023	0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit 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
2021	+258.4%	0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP
2007	+111.7%	0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP
2020	-80.8%	0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0194 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP	5
2000s	0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Senegal

143 Syria 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
144 Samoa 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
145 Cameroon 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
147 South Africa 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
148 Namibia 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
149 Indonesia 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Senegal?: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Senegal was 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Senegal?: The highest recorded value was 0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Senegal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
How does Senegal rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?: Senegal ranks 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Senegal?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Senegal data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Indicator: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 194 places, 4,539 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed: 28 September 2026

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.