🇸🇳 Senegal National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Senegal government debt. The national debt currently stands at
approximately $47.4 billion, with no published growth-rate estimate. Debt-to-GDP: 128%. Per-citizen share: $2,470.
Formal talks with external creditors on restructuring Senegal's debt began in October 2026, after audits found borrowing earlier governments had not reported. The IMF's October 2026 World Economic Outlook gives Senegal's end-2025 debt but no 2026 projection, so this counter does not move until the next edition.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Senegal ranks 11th by debt-to-GDP, 81st by total debt and 96th by debt per person.
About Senegal's National Debt
Senegal's debt rose sharply, and an audit revealed previously understated borrowing, complicating its IMF programme just as new oil and gas production comes online.
Senegal's debt-to-GDP ratio of 128% is among the highest in the world: higher than 92% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Senegal ranks 81st of the 135 governments tracked here.
We do not currently publish a growth-rate estimate for Senegal, so its counter is held at the baseline figure. This reflects a gap in the underlying fiscal data, not a finding that the debt has stopped changing. We go through every government in this position, and what is missing for each. Each of Senegal's 19 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $2,470. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Senegal National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Senegal's national debt right now?
Senegal's national debt is approximately $47.4 billion as of October 27, 2026, with no published growth-rate estimate. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 128% and each citizen's share is about $2,470.
How fast is Senegal's debt growing?
We do not currently publish a growth-rate estimate for Senegal. The IMF October 2026 dataset has no usable projection for it, so rather than show a placeholder figure we hold the counter at the baseline and say so.
What is Senegal's debt per capita?
Each of Senegal's 19 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $2,470 of the national debt.
What is Senegal's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Senegal's debt-to-GDP ratio is 128%. That is higher than 92% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Senegal's government debt at this level?
Senegal's debt rose sharply, and an audit revealed previously understated borrowing, complicating its IMF programme just as new oil and gas production comes online.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock; no projection published, so no growth rate) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 47,363,184,526 + 0 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=sn (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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