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Economic indicators

	2010	2015	2021
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	16 725	17 761	23 665^c
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	4.2	6.4	5.2^c
GDP per capita (current US$)	1 319.2	1 218.3	1 452.1^c
Economy: Agriculture^g (% of Gross Value Added)	16.6	16	16.5^c
Economy: Industry^h,i (% of Gross Value Added)	25.6	26.4	26.2^c
Economy: Services and other activity^j (% of GVA)	57.8	57.6	57.3^c
Employment in agriculture (% of employed)	38.2^k	33.3	29.4^k,f
Employment in industry (% of employed)	12.8^k	13	13.6^k,f
Employment in services (% employed)	49^k	53.7	56.9^k,f
Unemployment^k (% of labour force)	10.4	6.8	6.7^f
Labour force participation rate^k (female/male pop. %)	34.3 / 64.4	34.7 / 58.0	35.1 / 57.4^f
CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)	100	105	112^f
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100)	99	112	153^c
International trade: exports (million current US$)	2 086	2 612	3 929^f
International trade: imports (million current US$)	4 777	5 595	7 812^f
International trade: balance (million current US$)	- 2 691	- 2 984	- 3 883^f
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	-589	-945	- 2 215^l

Social indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Population growth rate^m (average annual %)	2.7	2.8	2.8^f
Urban population (% of total population)	43.8	45.9	47.7^c
Urban population growth rate^m (average annual %)	3.7	3.9	...
Fertility rate, total^m (live births per woman)	5.1	5	4.6^f
Life expectancy at birth^m (females/males, years)	63.9 / 61.1	67.5 / 63.8	69.4 / 65.3^f
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	43.5 / 4.8	43.5 / 4.8	42.3 / 4.8^a
International migrant stockⁿ (000/% of total pop.)	256.1 / 2.0	266.5 / 1.8	274.9 / 1.6^f
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	24.2^o	17.3	16.2^f
Infant mortality rate^m (per 1 000 live births)	47.5	38.3	32.7^f
Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)	4	4.4	4^l
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	0.1^p	0.2	0.1^c
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	5.2	5.5	4.8^l
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	86.4 / 81.7	89.8 / 80.2	87.6 / 76.7^c
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	33.8 / 38.7	50.1 / 50.4^q	49.1 / 43.4^c
Education: Upper secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	13.4 / 19.9^p	32.4 / 37.3^k,q	36.7 / 35.4^c
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	...	0.3	...
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	22.7	42.7	43^r

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	8^s	27^k,t	29.6^k,u
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)	0.4	0.6^v	...
Threatened species (number)	82	106	162
Forested area^k (% of land area)	44	42.9	42.3^l
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	5.5 / 0.4	7.5 / 0.5	8.1 / 0.5^l
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	86	69	69^l
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	13	12	12^l
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders^k (000)	900	1 007	1 365^u
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	35.1	35.1	37.8^f
Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)	17.0 / 18.2	20.9 / 21.0	24.4 / 23.9^f
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	5.82	5	6.26^c

Footnotes

a		Projected estimate (medium fertility variant).
b		Surface area is based on the 2002 population and housing census.
c		2019
d		African Financial Community (CFA) Franc, Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO).
e		Refers to the sum of the Departments of Dakar, Pikinie and Guédiawaye, in Dakar Region.
f		2020
g		Excludes irrigation canals and landscaping care.
h		Excludes publishing activities.
i		Includes irrigation canals.
j		Excludes repair of personal and household goods.
k		Estimate.
l		2018
m		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
n		Including refugees.
o		Data as at the end of December.
p		2008
q		2014
r		Data are as at 1 January of reporting year.
s		Refers to total population. Survey result: 16% for population age 12+.
t		Population aged 18 years and over.
u		2017
v		Excluding business enterprise.