Senegal economy: growth, inflation, debt and budget
The numbers that define Senegal’s economy, from official sources: growth, prices, public debt, the budget and the cost of government borrowing.
Updated November 5, 2026
Senegal’s economy is in a period of adjustment. The government revised its GDP figures in 2026, is negotiating a new program with the International Monetary Fund and is restructuring part of its external debt, while oil and gas from the Sangomar and GTA fields change the shape of growth and exports. This page gathers the latest checked figures from the statistics agency ANSD, the regional central bank BCEAO, the Ministry of Finance and the IMF, and every Alama Report story on the subject.
Latest figures
- Consumer price inflation, on a year earlier
- 1.0% · September 2026
−0.2 pts from August 2026
Source: ANSD, Indice harmonisé des prix à la consommation (IHPC, base 100 en 2023), note de septembre 2026 (IHPC_base2023_Sept 26_VF_Rev.pdf, posted 9 Oct 2026) (via The Rio Times, 13 Oct 2026) - Core inflation, on a year earlier
- 1.0% · September 2026
−3.8 pts from September 2025
Source: ANSD, Indice harmonisé des prix à la consommation (IHPC, base 100 en 2023), note de septembre 2026 (IHPC_base2023_Sept 26_VF_Rev.pdf, posted 9 Oct 2026) (via The Rio Times, 13 Oct 2026) - Real GDP, change on a year earlier
- 6.1% · Q2 2026
+0.3 pts from Q1 2026
Source: ANSD quarterly national accounts Q2 2026, as reported by Pi Business Info, 8 Oct 2026 - Real GDP, change on the previous quarter (seasonally adjusted)
- 0.1% · Q2 2026
Source: ANSD quarterly national accounts Q2 2026, as reported by Pi Business Info, 8 Oct 2026 - Debt of central government and public enterprises
- 27,132bn FCFA (€41.4bn) · End-2025
Source: Creditor information meeting presentation, 6 Oct 2026 (via Seneweb, 6 Oct 2026) - Budget deficit, 2027 finance bill
- 4.7% · 2027
Source: Ministry of Finance and Budget, Projet de loi de finances pour l'année 2027 (exposé général des motifs and articles), filed with the National Assembly October 2026 - 12-month Treasury bill, average yield
- 7.9% · Auction of 9 Oct 2026
−0.1 pts from the auction of 25 Sep 2026
Source: Compte rendu d'adjudication BAT/OAT Etat du Sénégal, 09/10/2026
Figures checked against their source. Euro equivalents at the fixed parity of 655.957 FCFA per euro.
Our stories on this topic
- Senegal business registrations climb 17.8% in third quarter · November 5, 2026
- Moody's warns Senegal's external creditors could lose 35–65% · November 5, 2026
- Senegal finance minister warns deficit could reach 10% without budget changes · October 29, 2026
- Senegal cuts bond auction target as one-year yield reaches 8.06% · October 29, 2026
- Senegal raises 338bn FCFA in bond sale, beating 200bn target · October 22, 2026
- Senegal puts debt at 105% of GDP after revising economic figures · October 15, 2026