Country
Senegal SEN
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d +1.4
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap85.2
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-08-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical49.5
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth50.8
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity—
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance49.8
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Senegal sovereign credibility, in brief
Senegal scores 58.0 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 10 of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 79th percentile of the region. The score has risen 0.3 points over the past seven days. CPI 1.2% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (58/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 10/43 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 79th percentile
Region avg 49.3 · best 61.7 · worst 14.1
Ranked either side
- Burkina Faso 58.3
- Cote d'Ivoire 58.3
- Mali 57.8
- Guinea 57.5
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- -7.4%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -2.4%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 102.7 | 2026-07-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | -19.8% | 2023-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 0.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 6.7% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 221.8K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -9.2% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 11.4% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 71.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 2.7% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 4.6% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 150.7% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $1,955 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 45.0% | 2025-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | 0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | 0.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | 0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.