controls over major economic activities. It possesses more than 20%
of the world's proven petroleum reserves, ranks as the largest
exporter of petroleum, and plays a leading role in OPEC. The
petroleum sector accounts for roughly 80% of budget revenues, 45% of
GDP, and 90% of export earnings. About 40% of GDP comes from the
private sector. Roughly 6.4 million foreign workers play an
important role in the Saudi economy, particularly in the oil and
service sectors. High oil prices through mid-2008 have boosted
growth, government revenues, and Saudi ownership of foreign assets,
while enabling Riyadh to pay down domestic debt. The government is
encouraging private sector growth - especially in power generation,
telecommunications, natural gas exploration, and petrochemicals - to
lessen the kingdom's dependence on oil exports and to increase
employment opportunities for the swelling Saudi population, nearly
40% of which are youths under 15 years old. Unemployment is high,
and the large youth population generally lacks the education and
technical skills the private sector needs. Riyadh has substantially
boosted spending on job training and education, infrastructure
development, and government salaries. As part of its effort to
attract foreign investment and diversify the economy, Saudi Arabia
acceded to the WTO in December 2005 after many years of
negotiations. The government has announced plans to establish six
"economic cities" in different regions of the country to promote
development and diversification. The last five years of high oil
prices have given the Kingdom ample financial reserves to manage the
impact of the global financial crisis, but tight international
credit, falling oil prices, and the global economic slowdown will
reduce Saudi economic growth in 2009.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$577.9 billion (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 23
$553.5 billion (2007 est.)
$535.8 billion (2006 est.)
note: data are in 2008 US dollars
GDP (official exchange rate):
$469.4 billion (2008 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
4.4% (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
3.3% (2007 est.)
3.1% (2006 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$20,500 (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 60
$20,100 (2007 est.)
$19,800 (2006 est.)
note: data are in 2008 US dollars
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 3.1%
industry: 61.9%
services: 35% (2008 est.)
Labor force:
6.74 million
country comparison to the world: 63
note: about 80% of the labor force is non-national (2008 est.)
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 6.7%
industry: 21.4%
services: 71.9% (2005 est.)
Unemployment rate:
11.8% (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 135
13% (2004 est.)
note: data are for Saudi males only (local bank estimates; some
estimates range as high as 25%)
Population below poverty line:
NA%
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Investment (gross fixed):
19.4% of GDP (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 119
Budget:
revenues: $293.7 billion
expenditures: $136 billion (2008 est.)
Public debt:
18.9% of GDP (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
75% of GDP (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
9.9% (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
4.1% (2007 est.)
Central bank discount rate:
2.5% (31 December 2008)
NA% (31 December 2007)
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
NA% (31 December 2008)
Stock of money:
$113.2 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 11
$102.4 billion (31 December 2007)
Stock of quasi money:
$134.3 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 17
$109.5 billion (31 December 2007)
Stock of domestic credit:
$NA (31 December 2008)
$66.94 billion (31 December 2007)
Market value of publicly traded shares:
$246.3 billion (31 December 2008)
country comparison to the world: 22
$515.1 billion (31 December 2007)
$326.9 billion (31 December 2006)
Agriculture - products:
wheat, barley, tomatoes, melons, dates, citrus; mutton, chickens,
eggs, milk
Industries:
crude oil production, petroleum refining, basic petrochemicals,
ammonia, industrial gases, sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), cement,
fertilizer, plastics, metals, commercial ship repair, commercial
aircraft repair, construction
Industrial production growth rate:
2.4% (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
Electricity - production:
179.1 billion kWh (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 22
Electricity - consumption:
165.1 billion kWh (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 19
Electricity - exports:
0 kWh (2008 est.)
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh (2008 est.)
Oil - production:
10.78 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
Oil - consumption:
2.38 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 9
Oil - exports:
8.728 million bbl/day (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
Oil - imports:
79,250 bbl/day (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 75
Oil - proved reserves:
266.7 billion bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 1
Natural gas - production:
80.44 billion cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 9
Natural gas - consumption:
80.44 billion cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 11
Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m (2008)
country comparison to the world: 124
Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 139
Natural gas - proved reserves:
7.319 trillion cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 4
Current account balance:
$132.6 billion (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 4
$96.77 billion (2007 est.)
Exports:
$313.4 billion (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 16
$234.1 billion (2007 est.)
Exports - commodities:
petroleum and petroleum products 90%
Exports - partners:
US 17.1%, Japan 15.2%, South Korea 10.1%, China 9.3%, India 7%,
Singapore 4.4% (2008)
Imports:
$108.3 billion (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 33
$82.6 billion (2007 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, motor vehicles,
textiles
Imports - partners:
US 12.2%, China 10.5%, Japan 7.7%, Germany 7.4%, South Korea 5.1%,
Italy 4.8%, India 4.2%, UK 4.1% (2008)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$30.59 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 43
$34.01 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Debt - external:
$82.13 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 40
$58.6 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
$108.5 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 32
$92 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
$18.07 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 39
$16.99 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Exchange rates:
Saudi riyals (SAR) per US dollar - 3.75 (2008 est.), 3.745 (2007),
3.745 (2006), 3.747 (2005), 3.75 (2004)
Communications ::Saudi Arabia
Telephones - main lines in use:
4.1 million (2008)
country comparison to the world: 39
Telephones - mobile cellular:
36 million (2008)
country comparison to the world: 29
Telephone system:
general assessment: modern system
domestic: extensive microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and
fiber-optic cable systems; mobile-cellular subscribership has been
increasing rapidly
international: country code - 966; landing point for the
international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe
(FLAG) and for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable
networks providing connectivity to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and
US; microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE,
Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; satellite
earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1
Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region) (2008)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2 (1998)
Television broadcast stations:
117 (1997)
Internet country code:
.sa
Internet hosts:
471,217 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 49
Internet users:
7.7 million (2008)
country comparison to the world: 33
Transportation ::Saudi Arabia
Airports:
217 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 27
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 80
over 3,047 m: 31
2,438 to 3,047 m: 16
1,524 to 2,437 m: 27
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 4 (2009)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 137
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 72
914 to 1,523 m: 41
under 914 m: 16 (2009)
Heliports:
9 (2009)
Pipelines:
condensate 212 km; gas 1,880 km; liquid petroleum gas 1,183 km; oil
4,239 km; refined products 1,148 km (2008)
Railways:
total: 1,392 km
country comparison to the world: 83
standard gauge: 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (with branch lines and
sidings) (2008)
Roadways:
total: 221,372 km
country comparison to the world: 24
paved: 47,529 km (includes 3,891 km of expressways)
unpaved: 173,843 km (2006)
Merchant marine:
total: 62
country comparison to the world: 64
by type: cargo 5, chemical tanker 13, container 5, passenger/cargo
8, petroleum tanker 20, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 8
foreign-owned: 12 (Egypt 1, Greece 3, Kuwait 7, UAE 1)
registered in other countries: 71 (Bahamas 16, Comoros 1, Dominica
2, France 1, Liberia 27, Marshall Islands 5, Norway 3, Panama 16)
(2008)
Ports and terminals:
Ad Dammam, Al Jubayl, Jiddah, Yanbu' al Sinaiyah
Military ::Saudi Arabia
Military branches:
Ministry of Defense and Aviation Forces: Royal Saudi Land Forces,
Royal Saudi Naval Forces (includes Marine Forces and Special
Forces), Royal Saudi Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Malakiya
as-Sa'udiya), Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces, Royal Saudi Strategic
Rocket Forces, Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2004)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 8,547,441
females age 16-49: 6,381,098 (2008 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 7,486,622
females age 16-49: 5,652,819 (2009 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 278,179
female: 267,905 (2009 est.)
Military expenditures:
10% of GDP (2005 est.)
country comparison to the world: 3
Transnational Issues ::Saudi Arabia
Disputes - international:
Saudi Arabia has reinforced its concrete-filled security barrier
along sections of the now fully demarcated border with Yemen to stem
illegal cross-border activities; Kuwait and Saudi Arabia continue
discussions on a maritime boundary with Iran
Refugees and internally displaced persons:
refugees (country of origin): 240,015 (Palestinian Territories)
(2007)
Trafficking in persons:
current situation: Saudi Arabia is a destination country for workers
from South and Southeast Asia who are subjected to conditions that
constitute involuntary servitude including being subjected to
physical and sexual abuse, non-payment of wages, confinement, and
withholding of passports as a restriction on their movement;
domestic workers are particularly vulnerable because some are
confined to the house in which they work unable to seek help; Saudi
Arabia is also a destination country for Nigerian, Yemeni,
Pakistani, Afghan, Somali, Malian, and Sudanese children trafficked
for forced begging and involuntary servitude as street vendors; some
Nigerian women were reportedly trafficked into Saudi Arabia for
commercial sexual exploitation
tier rating: Tier 3 - Saudi Arabia does not fully comply with the
minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not
making significant efforts to do so; the government continues to
lack adequate anti-trafficking laws and, despite evidence of
widespread trafficking abuses, did not report any criminal
prosecutions, convictions, or prison sentences for trafficking
crimes committed against foreign domestic workers (2008)
Illicit drugs:
death penalty for traffickers; improving anti-money-laundering
legislation and enforcement
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@Senegal (Africa)
Introduction ::Senegal
Background:
The French colonies of Senegal and the French Sudan were merged in
1959 and granted their independence as the Mali Federation in 1960.
The union broke up after only a few months. Senegal joined with The
Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982, but
the envisaged integration of the two countries was never carried
out, and the union was dissolved in 1989. The Movement of Democratic
Forces in the Casamance (MFDC) has led a low-level separatist
insurgency in southern Senegal since the 1980s, and several peace
deals have failed to resolve the conflict. Nevertheless, Senegal
remains one of the most stable democracies in Africa. Senegal was
ruled by a Socialist Party for 40 years until current President
Abdoulaye WADE was elected in 2000. He was reelected in February
2007, but complaints of fraud led opposition parties to boycott June
2007 legislative polls. Senegal has a long history of participating
in international peacekeeping.
Geography ::Senegal
Location:
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between
Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania
Geographic coordinates:
14 00 N, 14 00 W
Map references:
Africa
Area:
total: 196,722 sq km
country comparison to the world: 87
land: 192,530 sq km
water: 4,192 sq km
Area - comparative:
slightly smaller than South Dakota
Land boundaries:
total: 2,640 km
border countries: The Gambia 740 km, Guinea 330 km, Guinea-Bissau
338 km, Mali 419 km, Mauritania 813 km
Coastline:
531 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Climate:
tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong
southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot,
dry, harmattan wind
Terrain:
generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed feature near Nepen Diakha 581 m
Natural resources:
fish, phosphates, iron ore
Land use:
arable land: 12.51%
permanent crops: 0.24%
other: 87.25% (2005)
Irrigated land:
1,200 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources:
39.4 cu km (1987)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
total: 2.22 cu km/yr (4%/3%/93%)
per capita: 190 cu m/yr (2002)
Natural hazards:
lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts
Environment - current issues:
wildlife populations threatened by poaching; deforestation;
overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; overfishing
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto
Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law
of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship
Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note:
westernmost country on the African continent; The Gambia is almost
an enclave within Senegal
People ::Senegal
Population:
13,711,597 (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 67
Age structure:
0-14 years: 42.2% (male 2,911,324/female 2,877,804)
15-64 years: 54.8% (male 3,728,664/female 3,786,000)
65 years and over: 3% (male 190,343/female 217,462) (2009 est.)
Median age:
total: 18.6 years
male: 18.4 years
female: 18.8 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.709% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 22
Birth rate:
36.84 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 29
Death rate:
9.75 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 67
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 83
Urbanization:
urban population: 42% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3.1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 58.94 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 40
male: 65.7 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 51.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 59 years
country comparison to the world: 186
male: 57.12 years
female: 60.93 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.95 children born/woman (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 31
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
1% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
67,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 57
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
1,800 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 63
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea,
hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, dengue fever,
malaria, Rift Valley fever, and yellow fever
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
animal contact disease: rabies (2009)
Nationality:
noun: Senegalese (singular and plural)
adjective: Senegalese
Ethnic groups:
Wolof 43.3%, Pular 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%,
Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 9.4%
Religions:
Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs
1%
Languages:
French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 39.3%
male: 51.1%
female: 29.2% (2002 est.)
Education expenditures:
5% of GDP (2006)
country comparison to the world: 74
Government ::Senegal
Country name:
conventional long form: Republic of Senegal
conventional short form: Senegal
local long form: Republique du Senegal
local short form: Senegal
former: Senegambia (along with The Gambia), Mali Federation
Government type:
republic
Capital:
name: Dakar
geographic coordinates: 14 40 N, 17 26 W
time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during
Standard Time)
Administrative divisions:
14 regions (regions, singular - region); Dakar, Diourbel, Fatick,
Kaffrine, Kaolack, Kedougou, Kolda, Louga, Matam, Saint-Louis,
Sedhiou, Tambacounda, Thies, Ziguinchor
Independence:
4 April 1960 (from France); note - complete independence achieved
upon dissolution of federation with Mali on 20 August 1960
National holiday:
Independence Day, 4 April (1960)
Constitution:
adopted 7 January 2001
Legal system:
based on French civil law system; judicial review of legislative
acts in Constitutional Court; the Council of State audits the
government's accounting office; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
with reservations
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: President Abdoulaye WADE (since 1 April 2000)
head of government: Prime Minister Soulayemane Ndene NDIAYE (since 1
May 2009)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister in
consultation with the president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term
(eligible for a second term) under new constitution; election last
held on 25 February 2007 (next to be held in 2012); prime minister
appointed by the president
election results: Abdoulaye WADE reelected president; percent of
vote - Abdoulaye WADE 55.9%, Idrissa SECK 14.9%, Ousmane Tanor DIENG
13.6%, Moustapha NIASSE 5.9%, other 9.7%
Legislative branch:
bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate, reinstituted in 2007,
(100 seats; 35 indirectly elected with the remaining 65 members to
be appointed by the president) and the National Assembly or
Assemblee Nationale (150 seats; 90 members elected by direct popular
vote with the remaining members elected by proportional
representation from party lists to serve five-year terms)
elections: Senate - last held 19 August 2007 (next to be held - NA);
National Assembly - last held on 3 June 2007 (next to be held 2012);
note - the National Assembly in December 2005 voted to postpone
legislative elections originally scheduled for 2006; legislative
elections were first rescheduled to coincide with the 25 February
2007 presidential elections and later rescheduled for 3 June 2007;
the June election was boycotted by 12 opposition parties, including
the former ruling Socialist Party, which resulted in a record-low
35% voter turnout
election results: Senate results - percent of vote by party - NA;
seats by party - PDS 34, AJ/PADS 1, 65 appointed by the president;
National Assembly results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by
party - SOPI Coalition 131, other 19
Judicial branch:
Constitutional Court; Council of State; Court of Final Appeals or
Cour de Cassation; Court of Appeals
Political parties and leaders:
African Party of Independence [Majhemout DIOP]; Alliance for the
Republic-Yakaar [Macky Sall]; And-Jef/African Party for Democracy
and Socialism or AJ/PADS [Landing SAVANE]; Alliance of Forces of
Progress or AFP [Moustapha NIASSE]; Democratic League-Labor Party
Movement or LD-MPT [Dr. Abdoulaye BATHILY]; Front for Socialism and
Democracy/Benno Jubel or FSD/BJ [Cheikh Abdoulaye Bamba DIEYE];
Gainde Centrist Bloc or BGC [Jean-Paul DIAS]; Independence and Labor
Party or PIT [Amath DANSOKHO]; Jef-Jel [Talla SYLLA]; National
Democratic Rally or RND [Madior DIOUF]; People's Labor Party or PTP
[El Hadji DIOUF]; Reform Party or PR [Abdourahim AGNE]; Rewmi Party
[Idrissa Seck]; Senegalese Democratic Party or PDS [Abdoulaye WADE];
Socialist Party or PS [Ousmane Tanor DIENG]; SOPI Coalition
[Abdoulaye WADE] (a coalition led by the PDS); Union for Democratic
Renewal or URD [Djibo Leyti KA]
Political pressure groups and leaders:
other: labor; students; Sufi brotherhoods, including the Mourides
and Tidjanes; teachers
International organization participation:
ACP, AfDB, AU, CPLP (associate), ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-15, G-77, IAEA,
IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF,
IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU,
ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, MONUC, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID,
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB
(regional), WAEMU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Amadou Lamine BA
chancery: 2112 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 234-0540
FAX: [1] (202) 332-6315
consulate(s) general: Houston, New York
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Marcia S. BERNICAT
embassy: Avenue Jean XXIII at the corner of Rue Kleber, Dakar
mailing address: B. P. 49, Dakar
telephone: [221] 33-829-2100
FAX: [221] 33-822-2991
Flag description:
three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, and red
with a small green five-pointed star centered in the yellow band;
uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia
Economy ::Senegal
Economy - overview:
In January 1994, Senegal undertook a bold and ambitious economic
reform program with the support of the international donor
community. This reform began with a 50% devaluation of Senegal's
currency, the CFA franc, which was linked at a fixed rate to the
French franc. Government price controls and subsidies have been
steadily dismantled. After seeing its economy contract by 2.1% in
1993, Senegal made an important turnaround, thanks to the reform
program, with real growth in GDP averaging over 5% annually during
1995-2008. Annual inflation had been pushed down to the single
digits. As a member of the West African Economic and Monetary Union
(WAEMU), Senegal is working toward greater regional integration with
a unified external tariff and a more stable monetary policy. High
unemployment, however, continues to prompt illegal migrants to flee
Senegal in search of better job opportunities in Europe. Senegal was
also beset by an energy crisis that caused widespread blackouts in
2006 and 2007. The phosphate industry has struggled for two years to
secure capital, and reduced output has directly impacted GDP. In
2007, Senegal signed agreements for major new mining concessions for
iron, zircon, and gold with foreign companies. Firms from Dubai have
agreed to manage and modernize Dakar's maritime port, and create a
new special economic zone. Senegal still relies heavily upon outside
donor assistance. Under the IMF's Highly Indebted Poor Countries
(HIPC) debt relief program, Senegal has benefited from eradication
of two-thirds of its bilateral, multilateral, and private-sector
debt. In 2007, Senegal and the IMF agreed to a new, non-disbursing,
Policy Support Initiative program.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$21.78 billion (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
$21.25 billion (2007 est.)
$20.27 billion (2006 est.)
note: data are in 2008 US dollars
GDP (official exchange rate):
$13.35 billion (2008 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
2.5% (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 141
4.8% (2007 est.)
2.3% (2006 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$1,600 (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 196
$1,600 (2007 est.)