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Senegal vs South Africa

Senegal and South Africa side by side across 200 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$40.47B vs $479.96BSenegal vs South Africa
GDP per Capita$2,054 vs $7,503Senegal vs South Africa
Population18.93M vs 64.75MSenegal vs South Africa

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Indicator Senegal South AfricaPeriod
GDPEconomy$40.47B$479.96B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$2,054$7,5032026
Inflation RateEconomy2.5%5%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy3%7%2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD16.37 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-6.7%-4.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy2.7%32.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy132.3%78.9%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-2.25B$8.16B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy2.2%1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,780$6,2702025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$5,100$15,6002025
GDP (PPP)Economy$103.43B$1.03T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy17.1%2.8%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy26.1%24.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy13.2%12.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy46.3%63.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy26.9%13.9%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$3.27B$1B2023/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy10.6%0.2%2023/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy150.7%44.8%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy—$76.02B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy30.9%89.4%2025/2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy19.5%25.9%2023/2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy52%55.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy38.2%49.9%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy36.254.12021/2022
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy17.9%17.4%2021/2022
Account OwnershipEconomy76.5%81.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy35.2%34.6%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.6%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy71.1%60.9%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3.5%2.8%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$557M$2.72B2018/2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy1.38M3.89M2017/2020
Current Account BalanceEconomy-6.2%-0.9%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$2.02B$2.47B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy5.5%0.6%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy20.1%27.2%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy33.5%33%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy7.6%60.1%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy38.651.72024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy4.4%7.3%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0.4%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy2.9%3.8%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy6.3%0.4%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$103$242023
Lending Interest RateEconomy5.3%10.7%2016/2025 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy4.3%7.7%2016/2025 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy22.9%12.9%2023/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,377$5,5212021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy29.6%5.4%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy22.5%20.8%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy47.9%73.8%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy63%11.7%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy63.8%65.8%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.3%3.7%2021/2022
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy5.382024
ATMs per 100,000Economy6.3462024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy4.3%-0%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy11.3%5.7%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy37.3%30.2%2021/2022
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy78.6%59.6%2021/2022
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$12.02B$134.18B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$14.28B$126.02B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7110.5532024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.2390.1452024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade17.539.12021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade32.7%8.2%2024/2025
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade22.3%38.3%2024/2025
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade21.6%12.8%2024/2025
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3%5.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade32.5%31.4%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade38.6%29.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.530.7412023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.490.3882023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.340.4762023
PopulationDemographics18.93M64.75M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.3%1.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics68.9 years66.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19.8 years28.9 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.772.212024
Rural PopulationDemographics44.2%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics37.7%25.7%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics55.8%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics100.6/km²53.6/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics28.617.82026
Death RateDemographics5.379.312026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.692.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics71 years69.8 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics67 years62.8 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%1.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth28.924.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.3%17.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.3%8.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.110.792023/2022
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth48742023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth20.824.52021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth21.4%22.7%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth44.3%6.7%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth30.1%73.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth237.4117.62023
Under-Five MortalityHealth38.534.72023
Neonatal MortalityHealth22.311.72023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1323892024
Measles ImmunizationHealth92%66%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth91%65%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth60.9%22.2%2024
Basic SanitationHealth32.4%3.6%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth3.8%7.2%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.712.252019/2010 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth26.5%54.6%2023/2016 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth74.5%96.7%2019/2016
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.426.392023/2022
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth59.151.82024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$73$5372023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth47.7%37.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth5.4%23.7%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth97.6%93.7%2019/2016
Child StuntingChild Welfare17.2%24.4%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare10.2%3.6%2023/2017 ⚠
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare81.4%88.6%2023/2017 ⚠
Child MarriageChild Welfare30.2%3.6%2023/2016 ⚠
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1.1%11.8%2023/2017 ⚠
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education6.2%6%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation15.3%23.5%2024/2023
Adult Literacy RateEducation50.4%91.2%2023/2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation67.4%97.2%2023/2024
Primary Completion RateEducation52.7%97.6%2023/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation31.1%92.5%2023/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation75.5%93.9%2024/2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation36.1%90.4%2024/2023
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation18.9%86.9%2024/2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation15.8%62.2%2023/2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation77.1%77.9%2024/2002 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation44.1%104.1%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security5.1%10%2023
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture49.4%79.4%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture177.5113.22022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.43M t—2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture445K t98K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1.11M t6.33K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture774K t12.85M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture1.58M t3.08K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture—1.92M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,815 kg/ha4,874 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture3,851 kg/ha2,912 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture—3,809 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture3.7M head12.1M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance0.343.72015/2022 ⚠
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance45412024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.6330.7432025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.4840.6332025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.4040.5382025
Control of CorruptionGovernance0.11-0.192024
Government EffectivenessGovernance0.23-0.232024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.20.022024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.23-0.622024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.24-0.062024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance0.020.612024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian17.26K55.18K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian1.54K82.36K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology60.1%78.4%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology123.9179.32024
4G CoverageTechnology97.5%99.4%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology45.32024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology4.7%1.3%2025
3G CoverageTechnology99.5%99.9%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology15.1%3.4%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.6%1.1%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.6%0.6%2015/2022 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure82.9%90.2%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure1.07M15.45M2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure46.4%24.2%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy624.8 MW16.6K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy289.9 MW11.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy158.7 MW4.3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy127.2 MW751.7 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy35.4%9.7%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy34.8%89.8%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy410 kWh3,247 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy13.1%10.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy7.8 MW14.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy67.1%86.3%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy8.9%8%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy5.4%4.7%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy4.1%0.8%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy80.2%82.2%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy8.1 TWh237 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy540 gCO₂/kWh699 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,433 kWh21,287 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.77 t6.88 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate13.3%6.4%2021
Forest AreaClimate41.3%14%2023
Protected AreasClimate16.6%12.9%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate11.9%47.1%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate41.6 µg/m³27.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Senegal or South Africa have the larger economy?

South Africa has the larger economy: $40.47B for Senegal versus $479.96B for South Africa (GDP, current US$).

How do Senegal and South Africa compare across indicators?

This page compares Senegal and South Africa on 200 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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