Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 11:27 PM

SERIAL · 686Africa

Senegal

CapitalDakar

CurrencyXOF · West African CFA franc

LanguageFrench, Wolof, Balanta, Badyara

Area196,710 km²

Since1960

ISOSEN · SN

Population

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— THE COUNTRY —

Country in West Africa

Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country of mainland West Africa, situated along the Atlantic Ocean coast. It borders Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds the Gambia, a country occupying a narrow strip of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. It also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. The capital and largest city of Senegal is Dakar.

Text: Wikipedia — SenegalCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-31

— FACTS —

Capital: Dakar
Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF)
Official language: French, Wolof, Balanta, Badyara
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +221
Licence plate code: SN
Top-level domain: .sn
Independence / founding: 1960
Highest point: Népin Cliff (531 m)
Lowest point: Atlantic Ocean (0 m)
Anthem: Le Lion rouge

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

41.3%% of land area

#74 of 2132023

130% of world average

Forest area

79,482km²

#59 of 2132023

42% of world average

Agricultural land

49.4%% of land area

#64 of 2092023

133% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

19.9%% of land area

#55 of 2062023

143% of world average

Land area

196,710km²

#87 of 2152023

30% of world average

— PEOPLE —

16 of 16 figures unavailable for Senegal.

— MONEY —

External debt

$47.15Bcurrent US$

#91 of 1212024

61% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

360-100

#90 of 1472021

102% of world average

People below the poverty line

17.9%% of population

#112 of 1472021

140% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

28.8%%

#93 of 1472021

103% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

3.0%%

#58 of 1472021

107% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$3.27Bcurrent US$

#56 of 1862023

63% of world average

Foreign aid received

6.3%% of GNI

#38 of 1372023

105% of world average

Exchange rate

582local currency per US$

#42 of 2112025

40% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

17.1%% of GDP

#42 of 1992025

171% of world average

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Industry's share of the economy

26.1%% of GDP

#74 of 2022025

107% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

13.2%% of GDP

#60 of 1952025

120% of world average

Services' share of the economy

46.3%% of GDP

#165 of 2022025

80% of world average

27 of 39 figures unavailable for Senegal.

— TRADE —

Exports

32.5%% of GDP

#104 of 1872025

75% of world average

Imports

38.6%% of GDP

#110 of 1872025

78% of world average

Trade balance

-6.1%% of GDP

#116 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

60.0%% of GDP

#86 of 2052025

93% of world average

Goods exported

$10.24Bcurrent US$

#103 of 2072025

8% of world average

Goods imported

$11.95Bcurrent US$

#109 of 2072025

9% of world average

Services exported

$1.48Bcurrent US$

#124 of 1912023

3% of world average

Services imported

$4.08Bcurrent US$

#99 of 1912023

9% of world average

Goods and services exported

$7.00Bcurrent US$

#123 of 1912023

4% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$14.92Bcurrent US$

#107 of 1912023

9% of world average

High-tech share of exports

3.0%% of manufactured exports

#118 of 1792024

25% of world average

1 of 12 figures unavailable for Senegal.

— HEALTH —

Physicians

0.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#175 of 1872023

5% of world average

Nurses and midwives

0.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#189 of 1962023

9% of world average

Hospital beds

0.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#141 of 1572019

24% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

88.0%% of population

#160 of 2142024

97% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

62.5%% of population

#167 of 2132024

78% of world average

Suicide rate

7per 100,000 people

#83 of 1852021

79% of world average

Adults who smoke

5.4%% of adults

#6 of 1662024

27% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.3%% aged 15-49

#71 of 1532024

22% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

132per 100,000 people

#157 of 2082024

133% of world average

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Undernourishment

5.1%% of population

#81 of 1682023

51% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

87.0%% of children 12-23 months

#120 of 1932024

101% of world average

8 of 19 figures unavailable for Senegal.

— LEARNING —

Education spending

6.2%% of GDP

#24 of 1902023

142% of world average

Education spending

20.9%% of government spending

#13 of 1892025

154% of world average

Adult literacy

50.4%% aged 15+

#110 of 1192023

60% of world average

Youth literacy

67.4%% aged 15-24

#118 of 1262023

74% of world average

Primary school enrolment

85.3%% gross

#180 of 2002024

85% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

44.1%% gross

#170 of 1882023

51% of world average

University enrolment

15.3%% gross

#136 of 1672024

31% of world average

Primary school completion

62.9%% of relevant age group

#162 of 1802024

70% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

36pupils per teacher

#137 of 1602018

164% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

11.0 yrsyears

#73 of 1972025

110% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

2.7%% of labour force

#30 of 1862025

40% of world average

Youth unemployment

3.6%% of labour force aged 15-24

#13 of 1862025

23% of world average

Labour force participation

52.0%% aged 15+

#152 of 1862025

86% of world average

Women in the labour force

38.2%% of women aged 15+

#157 of 1862025

75% of world average

Men in the labour force

65.7%% of men aged 15+

#131 of 1862025

94% of world average

Labour force

6.1Mpeople

#76 of 1862025

30% of world average

Working in agriculture

29.6%% of employment

#61 of 1862025

134% of world average

Working in industry

22.5%% of employment

#62 of 1862025

115% of world average

Working in services

47.9%% of employment

#136 of 1862025

82% of world average

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Self-employed

64.3%% of employment

#42 of 1862025

166% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

59.6%% of labour force

#161 of 1712024

78% of world average

Employed

50.6%% aged 15+

#137 of 1862025

89% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

60.1%% of population

#152 of 2072024

84% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

124per 100 people

#80 of 2102024

107% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

4per 100 people

#146 of 2082024

22% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

2per 100 people

#161 of 2132024

11% of world average

Access to electricity

82.9%% of population

#167 of 2142024

93% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

34.8%% of population

#145 of 1892023

50% of world average

Electricity used per person

410kWh per person

#124 of 1492023

10% of world average

Energy used per person

291kg oil equivalent per person

#144 of 1492023

13% of world average

Air passengers carried

1.1Mpassengers

#97 of 1652023

4% of world average

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Air freight

10million tonne-km

#90 of 1632022

1% of world average

Rail network

906route-km

not enough data to rank2004

9% of world average

Rail passengers

129million passenger-km

not enough data to rank2006

0% of world average

Container port traffic

881,239TEU

#76 of 1672024

16% of world average

Research and development spending

0.6%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2015

59% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

490count

#102 of 1972023

3% of world average

Tourists arriving

1.4Mcount

#84 of 1942017

27% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$557.0Mcurrent US$

#92 of 1752018

15% of world average

1 of 18 figures unavailable for Senegal.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

1tonnes per person

#55 of 2032024

17% of world average

Carbon emissions

14Mt CO2

#108 of 2032024

8% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

32Mt CO2-equivalent

#96 of 2032024

13% of world average

Protected land

27.5%% of land area

#51 of 2132025

146% of world average

Protected coastal waters

3.1%% of territorial waters

#79 of 1742025

30% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

11.9%% of internal resources

#96 of 1772022

9% of world average

Renewable water available per person

1,462m³ per person

#111 of 1832022

10% of world average

Renewable energy use

35.4%% of final energy consumption

#68 of 2122021

122% of world average

Electricity from renewables

13.3%% of total

#135 of 2062021

38% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

86.0%% of total

#145 of 2092023

145% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#169 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

69.0%% of energy use

#29 of 1432023

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

1.6%% of GDP

#84 of 1562024

70% of world average

Military spending

$514.9Mcurrent US$

#104 of 1602024

3% of world average

Military spending

5.4%% of government spending

#73 of 1532024

73% of world average

Armed forces personnel

19,000people

#109 of 1702020

12% of world average

Armed forces

0.4%% of labour force

#134 of 1682020

30% of world average

Tax revenue

19.5%% of GDP

#53 of 1492023

116% of world average

Homicides

0per 100,000 people

not enough data to rank2015

3% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Senegal.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

No anthem audio available

Capital time

--:--:--Dakar · approx. UTC-1

Neighbours

Landmarks

Stone Circles of SenegambiaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Niokolo-Koba National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Djoudj National Bird SanctuaryImage: Wikimedia Commons

Island of Saint-LouisImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Sadio ManéSenegalese footballer (born 1992)

Léopold Sédar Senghorfirst president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist (1906–2001)

AkonSenegalese-American singer, songwriter, and record producer (born 1973)

Macky Sall4th President of Senegal, formerly Prime Minister

Patrice EvraFrench footballer (born 1981)

Leroy SanéGerman association football player

Abdoulaye Wade3rd President of Senegal

Youssou N’DourSenegalese singer, composer and politician (born 1959)

Kalidou KoulibalySenegalese-French footballer (born 1991)

Idrissa GueyeSenegalese association football player

History

1960Senegal — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population18.9M2025

GDP$37.01B2025

GDP per person$1,9552025