Economy Of Senegal
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Economy overview
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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 5% annually during 1995-2003. Annual inflation had been pushed down to the low 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. Senegal also realized full Internet connectivity in 1996, creating a miniboom in information technology-based services. Private activity now accounts for 82% of GDP. On the negative side, Senegal faces deep-seated urban problems of chronic unemployment, trade union militancy, juvenile delinquency, and drug addiction.
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GDP
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purchasing power parity - $17.09 billion (2004 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate
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5.5% (2004 est.)
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GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $1,600 (2004 est.)
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GDP - composition by sector
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agriculture: 16.8%
industry: 27.2%
services: 56% (2004 est.)
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Investment gross fixed
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21.3% of GDP (2004 est.)
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Population below poverty line
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54% (2001 est.)
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Household income or consumption by percentage share
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lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 33.5% (1995)
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Distribution of family income - Gini index
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41.3 (1995)
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Inflation rate consumer prices
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0% (2004 est.)
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Labor force
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4.62 million NA (2004 est.)
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Labor force by occupation
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agriculture 70%
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Unemployment rate
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48% (urban youth 40%) (2001 est.)
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Budget
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revenues: $1.304 billion
expenditures: $1.367 billion, including capital expenditures of $357 million (2004 est.)
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Public debt
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54.2% of GDP (2004 est.)
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Agriculture products
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peanuts, millet, corn, sorghum, rice, cotton, tomatoes, green vegetables; cattle, poultry, pigs; fish
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Industries
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agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, construction materials
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Industrial production growth rate
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2.9% (2004 est.)
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Electricity production
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1.518 billion kWh (2001)
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Electricity production by source
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fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0%
other: 0% (2001)
nuclear: 0%
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Electricity consumption
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1.412 billion kWh (2001)
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Electricity exports
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0 kWh (2001)
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Electricity imports
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0 kWh (2001)
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Oil production
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0 bbl/day (2001 est.)
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Oil consumption
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31,000 bbl/day (2001 est.)
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Oil exports
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NA (2001)
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Oil imports
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NA (2001)
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Oil proved reserves
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Natural gas production
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50 million cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas consumption
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50 million cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas exports
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0 cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas imports
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0 cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas proved reserves
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Current account balance
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$-389 million (2004 est.)
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Exports
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$1.23 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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Exports commodities
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fish, groundnuts (peanuts), petroleum products, phosphates, cotton
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Exports partners
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India 13%, France 12.2%, Mali 9.5%, Italy 8.5%, Cote d'Ivoire 5.4%, Spain 5% (2003)
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Imports
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$1.753 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
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Imports commodities
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foods and beverages, capital goods, fuels
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Imports partners
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France 24.9%, Nigeria 12.2%, Thailand 6.7%, Spain 4.3% (2003)
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Reserves of foreign exchange gold
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$780 million (2004 est.)
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Debt external
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$3.009 billion (2004 est.)
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Economic aid recipient
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$362.6 million (2002 est.)
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Currency
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Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XOF); note - responsible authority is the Central Bank of the West African States
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Currency code
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XOF
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Exchange rates
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Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - 581.2 (2003), 696.988 (2002), 733.039 (2001), 711.976 (2000), 615.699 (1999)
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Fiscal year
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calendar year
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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.
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