Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Senegal
Senegal: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad was 353.51 million current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Senegal, 1995–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 353.51 million current US$ for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Senegal peaked at 353.51 million current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.24 million current US$, in 2020.
Senegal ranks 129th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Senegal, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 154.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 127.00 million current US$ | -17.5% |
| 1997 | 128.00 million current US$ | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 135.00 million current US$ | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 136.00 million current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 125.00 million current US$ | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 112.00 million current US$ | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 112.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 129.00 million current US$ | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 138.00 million current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 144.00 million current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 139.00 million current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 352.00 million current US$ | +153.2% |
| 2008 | 277.00 million current US$ | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 260.00 million current US$ | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 217.00 million current US$ | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 250.00 million current US$ | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 248.00 million current US$ | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 265.00 million current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 280.00 million current US$ | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 261.00 million current US$ | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 277.00 million current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 295.00 million current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 324.00 million current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 324.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 65.24 million current US$ | -79.9% |
| 2021 | 262.32 million current US$ | +302.1% |
| 2022 | 311.86 million current US$ | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 353.51 million current US$ | +13.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 353.51 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 359.70 million current US$, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 353.51 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 159.97 million current US$, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +302.1% | 65.24 million current US$ | 262.32 million current US$ |
| 2007 | +153.2% | 139.00 million current US$ | 352.00 million current US$ |
| 2020 | -79.9% | 324.00 million current US$ | 65.24 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 136.00 million current US$ | 127.00 million current US$ | 154.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 178.80 million current US$ | 112.00 million current US$ | 352.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 274.10 million current US$ | 217.00 million current US$ | 324.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 248.23 million current US$ | 65.24 million current US$ | 353.51 million current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Senegal?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Senegal was 353.51 million current US$ in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 353.51 million current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.24 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Senegal ranks 129th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.