Central government expense in Senegal

Central government expense in Senegal was equal to 23.6% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2015.

Measure: Central government expense as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 2015 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Senegal, 2023 23.6% % of GDP
Change from 2022 +0.4percentage points 2022: 23.1%
World, 2022 28.5% Official aggregate Not the same period as Senegal (2023).

Central government expense in Senegal over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Central government expense as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2000 to 2023
Period SenegalWorld
2023 23.6% –
2022 23.1% 28.5%
2021 19.6% 31.7%
2020 20.9% 33.4%
2019 21.2% 26.7%
2018 19.8% 26.1%
2017 19.8% 26.3%
2016 18.3% 26.6%
2015 18.3% 26.8%
2014 – 26.8%
2013 – 27.1%
2012 – 27.4%
2011 – 27.5%
2010 – 28.4%
2009 – 28.4%
2008 – 25.9%
2007 – 24.8%
2006 – 24.9%
2005 – 25.1%
2004 – 24.8%
2003 – 25.2%
2002 – 24.9%
2001 – 24.7%
2000 – 23.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 23.1% in 2022.
  • Since 2015, when it was 18.3%, the figure has changed by +5.3 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2015 to 2023 for Senegal
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics